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and came back no more to the King. Lastly, the Lord out of reverence for (or rather 

 kindness to) his father went forth to Kalipavastu to grant his request. 1 



VII. 



7. Original— g<W *\SW gpr W W'^ TO' sfc *|§C q| 



Transcription. — Rgyal-po-gsal-rgyal-la gshon-nu dpehi mdo gsufi-pa. 



Translation. — Addresses to Raja Prasenajit the sermon on (i Comparisons of Young 

 Men" 



Explanation. — King Prasenajit of Kosala (Oudh) having heard that the Blessed One 

 was at Rajagrhain the Jetavana, visited him, and asked him how he could possibly pretend 

 to be a Buddha when such old and respected sages as Purana Kasyapa, Maskari Gosala, 

 Sanjaya Vairatthi Putra, Ajita jKesakambala, and others did not even lay any claim to 

 this title. Then the Buddha preached to him the sermon of the Comparisons of Young 

 Men with Old Men {Kumar a-drstanta silt yd) , by which the King was converted. 2 



VIII. 



8. Original.— sfifc £fo* W ffr ff ^ *' W QCPF R\ 



Transcription. — Mgon-med-zas-sbyin-gyi kun-ra-war bshugs-pa. 



Translation. — Sitting in the garden of Anathapindada. 



Explanation. — Anathapindada, otherwise known as Sudatta, was a rich merchant of 

 S'ravasti (in Oudh). AVhile stopping at the S'itavana of Rajagrha, the Blessed One was 

 invited to a feast by a householder of the city, at whose house Anathapindada was then 

 stopping. Hearing Buddha's discourses on charity, morality, etc., he became a lay fol- 

 lower. Afterwards he presented to Buddha a garden called Jetavana in which the latter 

 spent the best part of his life. 3 



IX. 



9. Original.— 35T |<5j* §* J^* §«f &T f q| 



Transcription. — Zas-sbyin-gyi rgyal-byed-tshal no-wa. 



Translation. — Anathapindada buying Jetavana. 



Explanation. — Anathapindada (the rich merchant of S'ravasti) sought to procure a 

 suitable piece of ground for the establishment of a Buddist monastery, and his choice fell 

 upon a park belonging to Jeta, son of King Prasenajit. He asked the prince for it; he at 

 first refused, but finally agreed to sell it if Anathapindada covered all the ground with 

 gold pieces. To this the merchant consented. When he had nearly finished having the 

 ground covered with gold, Jeta thought that it would be good for him to offer something 



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Compare Dulva, Rockhill's Buddha, p. 52. For the story see Rockhill's Buddha, p. 49. 



6 Vide Dulva iv, Rockhill's Buddha, p. 47. 



