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" Thou hast not been afraid of those evil spirits— thou wast not even moved. By knocking 

 with thy hand upon a heavy load, they were all afraid, and thou becainest victorious over all the 

 hosts of Kama. As the former Budhas had found the supreme perfection (on this holy spot) 

 by sitting on their thrones (lion-chair) thou having followed their examples, hast equalled them 

 both in mind and spirit, thou hast acquired omniscience by thyself. Therefore, thou art the 

 holy, the self-produced of the world, the ground on which all moving beings may rest 

 their prosperity (or moral merits,) &c. &c. 



10. Leaf 265. Then came the four great kings (gods residing on the 

 four sides of the Sumeru or Birap) and said : 



" Thy instruction is agreeable; thy voice is pleasing — thy mind being very placid, is clear 

 like the moon. Thou hast a cheerful countenance. Prince of Munis ! thatmakest us glad; we 

 adore thee. 



" When thou dost speak, the melody of thy voice surpasses all those of both gods and men. 

 All the distresses, caused by lust, passion, and ignorance, are assuaged by thy words. They 

 produce in all animal beings the purest joy. All they, that hearken to thy instruction, will be 

 liberated. Thou dost not disdain the ignorant. Thou never wast proud with the superiority 

 of thy wisdom. Neither art thou puffed up (in prosperity) nor dejected (in adversity.) As 

 the Rirap arose from among the waters, so thou art eminent from among men." 



11. Leaf 2G6. Then came the gods of the enlightened void space above, or atmosphere, 



and said : 



" We come to see thee, Wise Muni! after having observed carefully the practices of 

 moving beings. Pure animal being ! when we look on thy behaviour, it is only thou (from 

 among all) whom we find with an undisturbed mind, &c. &c." 



12. Leaf 267. Then came the gods residing on the surface of the earth, ^'9Q'^'^^^> 

 and said : 



" Thou having enlightened every atom in the universe, all the three thousand worlds 

 became a temple of sacrifice for thee, how much more so thine own person 1" 



" We take up the whole body of water below, all moving beings on the surface of the earthj 

 all earths in the three thousand worlds, we offer them all to thee, and beg thee to use them 

 according to thy pleasure : and we wish that at every place where thou sittest, walkest, or liest, 

 or the spiritual sons of Gautama, the Sugata (thy spiritual sons) shall preach the Law, all 

 the hearers and believers of the word, on account of our moral merits, may find the supreme per- 

 fection or beatitude." 



(Note; of some of the hymns or praises under the above 12 heads, a part only has been 

 translated ; and the specification of the several offerings presented to Tathdgata by each class 

 of gods at their arrival, has been left out.) 



