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earnest desire to take the religious character. The precautions which 

 his father takes to prevent him from leaving the court — his wife's and other 

 dreams. His being exhorted (in verse) by Indra, Brahma, and by other 

 gods, to renounce the world : his replies— his exit or departure— the cir- 

 cumstances thereof. His discourse with his groom (irnuN-PA) — his fine 

 horse (Iita-mc/i7iog-^snags-ldan), leaf 22. 



Leaf 23. He commences his ascetic life. Leaf 24. He arrives at 

 Rajagriha, the king (Vimbasara) observes his conduct, is much pleased 

 with it : sends some of his men to see who and what sort of man he is — they 

 make their report. Afterwards the king himself with his officers pays a 

 visit to him : — their conversation (inverse). Shakya tells him, that " there 

 is in the neighbourhood of the Ilimdlai/a (or KaildsJia, Tib. Gangs-ri) a 

 country called Kosala, full of riches and grain or corn, inhabited by the 

 Shakyas, the descendants from PurXm shing-pa (Sans, Ikshwaku, of the 

 Surya vansha oy: AngirAsa): that he is of the royal tribe, and that he has 

 renounced all worldly desires, leaf 25. 



Leaf 26. He quits Rdjagriha, goes to the Griddliralmta hill, and 

 successively visits several hermits of different principles : is easily admitted 

 by each, but seeing the absurdity of their tenets and practices, he leaves them 

 soon : he out-does them all in their mortifying practices, hence he is styled 

 Idge-^hyong-cli hen-po, the great priest (Sans. Malm Sramana.) 



Leaf 29. The manner in which he gives himself to meditation, and 

 performs his mortifications, on the banks of the Nairanyjdna river, 

 leaf 38-39. He finds great delight in meditation, but, perceiving privation 

 to be hurtful to his mental faculties, he resolves to make use of nourishing 

 foods : — he is presented with a refined milk-soup by two maids. He is 

 deserted by his five attendants on accoimt of his new mode of living. 



Leaf 43. He proceeds to Jido-rji-Gdan (Sans. Vajrdsaji near the mo- 

 dern Gdya), gives himself to meditation, overcomes the devil, and finds the 

 supreme wisdom — becomes a saint or Buddha ; great joy in his father's 

 court upon hearing of his exalted state ; why such names -vrere given to 



