290 NOTICES ON THE LIFE OF SHAKYA, 



school to learn his letters, ordered the city to be cleansed and decorated ; 

 offerings or sacrifices to be made to the gods, and alms to be distributed. 

 But, when brought to the school-master, he shews that, without being in- 

 structed, he knows every kind of letter shown by the school-master. And 

 he himself enumerates 64 different alphabets (among which are mentioned 

 those of Yavana and H7ina also ; but they are mostly fanciful names) and 

 shews their figures. The Master is astonished at his wisdom, and utters 

 several slohas expressive of his praise. Likewise, in Arithmetic and Astro- 

 nomy, he is more expert than all others. He is acquainted with the art 

 of subduing, or breaking in, an elephant, and with all the 64 mechanical arts, 

 with military weapons and machines. He excels all other young Shaky as 

 in the gymnastic exercises ; as, in wrestling, leaping, swimming, archery, 

 throwing the discus, &c. He clears the roads from an immense tree that 

 had fallen down. 



V. — He ivas married or enjoyed the pleasures of the conjugal state. 



Afterwards, when grown up, Shakya, being desired by his father 

 to marry, expresses in writing the requisite qualities of a woman, whom he 

 would be willing to take for his wife, if there be found any such. The King 

 orders his Ministers to seek for such a damsel. They find one (S. Gopa ; 

 Tib. Sa-htsho-ma) the daughter of Shakya pe-chon-chan, but he declines 

 to give his daughter except the youngPrince be acquainted with the practice 

 of every mechanical art. Shakya* therefore exhibits his skill in all sorts of 

 mechanical arts, and by this means he obtains Gopa, who is described as 

 the model of prudent and virtuous women. He marries afterwards Yasho- 

 DHARA (Tib. GuAGS-jEfDSiN-MA) and another of the name of Ri-lags- 

 iS'kyes (Deer-born.) The two first are much celebrated. But it seems 

 that frequently both the names are attributed to the same person. By 

 YashodharI, Shakya had one son named Rahula (Tib. aSgra-G'chan- 



* See No. 10. 



