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NOTICES ON THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SHAKYA, 



to the five aggregates of liis body ; perform now your duty, and work out your moral merits." And 

 tell them not to take into their minds to say : " Men dwelling in the neighbourhood (environs) 

 of our city (or beloved brethren) our Teacher being dead, henceforth we cannot make him sacri- 

 fices (offerings) and do other things that are required." After Magags-pa had said this, Kun- 

 GAVO putting on his religious garb (5^3:|'^X A'a'/W;;ar) accompanied by other priests or Ge longs., 

 went to that place, where the Senate-house of the Champions, that inhabit Kusha, was, and M-here 

 there were assembled at that time about 500 Champions of the City of Kusha to consult about 

 some affairs. Then Kun-gavo said to them: 'Intelligent citizens, assembled Champions of 

 Kusha, please to hear : At midnight, this evening, the Teacher has been entirely delivered from 

 pain, with respect to the five aggregates of his body. Perform now your duty, and make your 

 moral merits. Do not take into your minds to say : " Men dwelling in the neighboui-hood of our 

 city, our Teacher being dead, henceforth we cannot make him sacrifices and perform other rites 

 that are required." After Kun-gavo had said thus, some of the Champions that inhabit Kusha, 

 roll on the ground ; some clasping their hands, utter ejaculations ; some being oppressed by 

 sorrow, sit still; some depending on religion say: 'Chomdandas, who taught us so many things, 

 that were pleasing, agreeable and delightful to every man's heart, is now separated, annihilated, 

 destroyed, and withdrawn from us.' 



Then the Champions of Kusha taking to themselves from the whole City, flowers, garlands 

 incense, sweet scented powders, and musical instruments ; together with their children, 

 wives, male and female slaves, labourers, publicans, their friends, relations, magistrates or 

 officers, and their kindred, going out from the City of Kusha, and proceeding to the grove of the 

 pair of /SaZ-trees, after having arrived there, show every kind of respect, reverence, honour and 

 worship to Chomdandas (who was sleeping like a lion) by sacrificing to him with myrrh, 

 garlands, incense, sweet scented powders, and with music. 



Then the principal men from among the Champions of Kusha thus said to the life possess- 

 ing Kun-gavo (S. A'yusmdn A'nanda) Venerable Kun-gavo, (or Reverend Sir). 



We are willing to sacrifice to Chomdandas (or show honour to his memory) please to instruct 

 us how we should perform the funeral ceremonies." " Citizens ! in like manner with those of an 

 Universal Monarch (S. Chakravartti) Tib. Qj^^X'of'^ X'^^Q'^QJ'^^' Klior-lo-gyur-ve-gyel-po). 

 ' Venerable Kun-gavo ! how they are performed to an universal Monarch ?' ' Inhabitants I 

 (citizens) the corpse of an universal Monarch is wrapped first in cotton and cotton- 

 tree (made into flat leaves or blades) and afterwards it is wrapped up in 500 pieces of 

 cotton cloth, then it is placed in an iron coffin filled with seed-oil ; and from above 

 it is covered with a double iron covering; then heaping together all sorts of sweet scented 

 woods, it is burnt with them ; and the fire is extinguished with milk ; then his bones 

 being put into an urn of gold, and building a Chaitya for the bones, on such a place where four 



