514 NOTICES ON THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SHAKYA, 



Then as soon as the bier was lifted up by the Champions and the young Champions, the 

 gods dwelling in the enlightened etherial space above, scattered about divine flowers, such as 

 Utpala, Pddma, Pddmakarpo, Kiimuda, &c., sweet scented powders of Akarn, Tamala ; and made 

 divine music, and let down many cloths or garments. Then some of the principal Champions 

 said to the others, < let us lay aside the music of men, and the other things, and let us perform the 

 funeral ceremonies with divine music, and divine flowers and incense.' Afterwards they perform- 

 ed the funeral ceremonies accordingly (as has been stated above) till they reached the Chaitya, 

 where the corpse was bui'ued. 



At Kusha there fell at that time so much of the divine flower Mandaraha, that it 

 reached up to the knees. A man, taking with him a great deal of that divine flower, went to the 

 tower of Dig-pdchen (^El'sf'^aj), on some business. 



At thattime Mah A Kasyapa (Hot-srung-ch'hen-po), together with a train of 500 persons, 

 (or priests) was on his road to Kusha, to pay his last respects to the inviolate body of 

 Chomdandas. He, having met that man on the road between Kusha and Dig-pachen, asked 

 of him, whence he came, and whither he was going. He answered to him : ' Venerable Sir, I come 

 from Kusha, and, on some business, I go to Dig-pdchenS 'O man ! do you know my Teacher?' 

 ' Yes, Venerable Sir, I know him ; it is Ge'lhong Gautama (S. Shramanah Gautama). There 

 have been now seven days elapsed, since he is dead. This Mandaraha divine flower I have taken 

 from among those flowers with which sacrificial respects were paid to his relics.' 



The Champions of ^Ms/ia, -wishing to burn the body of Chomdandas, could not kindle the 

 fire. Then Magags-pa said to Kun-gavo ! ' Kungavo, the Champions of Kusha cannot burn 

 the body of Chomdandas, and why ?' ' Because it is the will of the gods. Magags-pa, according 

 to the will of the gods, Hot-srung-ch'hen-po, with 500 other persons, is on his way between 

 /)2^-pacAe/i and iTM^Ao!, and wishes to pay his respects to the inviolate body of Chomdandas, 

 before it shall be burned. Magags-pa ! we must do accordingly as the will of the gods has been.' 



Then Kun-gavo thus said to the Champions of Kusha : ' Hear ye, O assembled multitude of 

 the Champions of the City of Kusha. The Corpse of Chomdandas could not be burnt, and what 

 was the reason thereof? because the gods would have it so.' They said : ' we must, therefore, 

 do accordingly as the will of the gods has been.' 



Afterwards Hot-srung-ch'hen-po arrived at Kusha: from a far he was perceived by those 

 of his followers, who went before him with fragrant substances, garlands, incense, sweet scented 

 powders, and all sorts of musical instruments, and after having prostrated themselves at his feet, they 

 followed him. He, accompanied by an immense number of people, went to the place where the 

 Corpse of Chomdandas was. And removing all the sweet scented woods, he opened the iron 

 coffin, took ofl" all the wrappings (consisting of 500 pieces of cotton cloth and of cotton) and then 

 he paid his adoration to the entire or inviolate body of Chomdandas. 



