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obtained ; the darkness was dispersed and the light shone 

 forth ; and by my persevering and holy exertion, like the first 

 hatched chicken I broke the shell of ignorance." 



Upon hearing this, the Bramin acknowledged Goutama's 

 supremacy and embraced his religion. 



From this extract it appears that Budha founds his claim 

 of supremacy, I. upon his being perfect in holiness, entirely 

 free from the influence of desire, whether in reference to 

 bodily and mental sensations, or to the continuance of 

 existence ; and 2. upon his being perfect in knowledge, un- 

 derstanding both natural and moral truth with absolute 

 exactitude ; and 3. # that this knowledge is self originated, 

 resulting from his own unaided mental efforts. As Budha 

 he acknowledges no teacher, admits no inspiration or revela- 

 tion from a higher source, but declares himself to be the 

 fountain of knowledge for all existing beings, whatever may 

 be their dignity. 



From the Third Book. Maha Waggo. 



The blessed Budha, on the day he became Budha, was 

 residing at Uruwelaya, on the banks of the Najjaneranjaraj 

 under the shade of a Bo tree, where he remained for seven 

 days in one position, enjoying the happiness of freedom. At 

 the close of that period Bagawa, during the first watch of the 

 night, meditated on the contatenation of causes and effects 

 in producing sorrow or causing it to cease. On account of 

 cp8^s2> ignorance, esocDo^S merit and demerit are accumu- 

 lated ; on account of these accumulations ©^s^esa^o the con- 

 scious faculty is produced, in consequence of the faculty of 

 consciousness, ^raoStex^o the sensitive powers, the percep- 

 tive powers, the reasoning powers and the body are produced. 

 On account of eros) 6 -a. sso the body and sensitive faculties, 

 the ddgO'X&tr.Q six organs of sense (the eye, the ear a the 



