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become his mother. A young elephant, such as has been judged proper in 

 Brahmanical works, is preferred. Many ingenious and hortative verses are * 

 related for acquiring knowledge and practising virtue. His leaving Galdan, 

 or the Paradise of the gods. 



Sixth Chapter, leaves 49 — 64. " His incarnation." Taking the form 

 of a young elephant, he enters by the right side, into the womb or cavity 

 of the body of Ma ya' Devi'. Her dream respecting the elephant that 

 took up his abode in her body. She never felt such a pleasure as at that 

 moment. Next morning she tells her dream to the king. He calls the 

 Brahmans and the interpreters of dreams : — they say, she will be delivered 

 of a son, who will become either an universal monarch or a Buddha. Alms 

 distributed at " Ser-shja " (Sans. Capila). Offerings made in behalf of Bodhi- 

 satwa. The services rendered by the gods to Z^HA-MO-.S'GYU-i/p'HRUL-MA, 

 and the great care the king took for her pleasure and well being. The 

 whole of nature is favourably disposed for the child that was to be born. 



Seventh Chapter, leaves 64) — 93. The " birth of Sha^kya." Description 

 of the great preparations for conveying Ma ya' Devi' into the grove of Lum- 

 hini. The circumstances of her being delivered there of the child after ten 

 months' pregnancy. He came out by the right side, without any injury to 

 his mother. Several miracles that happened at his birth, {leaves 70, 71.) Tlie 

 whole world was enlightened with great light. The earth trembled or shook 

 several times. The number of men and beasts that were born or produced at 

 Capilavastu, at the same time when the birth of Sha'kya happened. Since 

 the wishes of " Zas-gtsang" were in all respects fulfilled, he gave to his 

 son the name of " Don-grub," or " Don-t'hams-c 11 ad-grub-pa" (Sanscrit, 

 Siddhdrtha, or Sarva-siddhdrfJia). He is intrusted to GautamT, (his aunt) 

 who, with 32 nurses, takes care of him. 



"A^AG-Po" (or as elsewhere he is called Nyon-mongs-med), an hermit or 

 sage, together with his nephew, " Mis-byin," (Sans. Narada, afterwards 

 called Kdtijdyana) admonished by the great light or brightness, goes to 



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