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resplendent, (a) traverse the atmosphere, (b) and remain for 

 a very long time established in happiness. There is a time 

 Priests, when, after a very long period this world is repro- 

 duced. Upon this reproduction of the world the Brahma 

 world called the Brahma Winiano comes into being, but 

 without an inhabitant. 



At that time a Being, in consequence either of the period 

 of residence in Abassara being expired, or in consequence 

 of some deficiency of merit preventing him from living 

 there the full period, ceased to exist in Abassara and is 

 re-produced in the uninhabited Brahma Wimano. He is 

 there a spiritual being, having intellectual pleasures, is self 

 resplendent, traverses the atmosphere, and is for a long time 

 in the enjoyment of happiness. After living there a very 

 long time alone, being indisposed to continue in solitude, 

 his desires are excited and he says, Would that another 

 being were dwelling in this place. At that immediate 

 juncture another Being, either on account of a deficiency 

 of merit, or on account of the period of residence being 

 expired, ceasing to exist in Abassara springs into life in 

 the Brahma Wimano in the vicinity of the first one. They 

 are both of them spiritual beings, have intellectual plea- 

 sures, are self resplendent, traverse the atmosphere, and 

 are for a long time in the enjoyment of happiness. Then, 

 Priests, the following thoughts arose in him who was the 

 first existent in that world : I am Brahma, Maha Brahma, 

 the Supreme, the Invincible, the Omniscient, the Ruler, the 

 Lord of all, the Maker, the Creator. I am the Chief, the 

 Disposer of all, the Controller of all, the Universal Father 

 of all. This Being was made by me. (c) How does this 



(a) sscso a&t£>-) sayan pabho, splendid in themselves. 



(6) {psJej^asta 05 antalikke charo, walkers in the sky. 



(c) The Titles assumed are 1. §sd©o Brahma, 2. ®$)ges3©3 Ma- 

 ha Brahma, the great Brahma, 3 eptSeg abhibhu, the Subjector 

 or Conqueror, the Supreme Lord. 4. ^e3t8eg<8>CM anabhibhuto, not 

 subject to any, Invincible. 5. f$ <Sj%&$$is$Qq®zao an ny adatthud aso, 

 the perceiver of all things : the Omniscient. 6. ©ea©sj?S wasa- 

 watti the Ruler or Governor to whom all other things are subject. 

 7. 9edea<^<3) issaro, the Lord ; i. e. over every thing. 8 -assoSto 

 katta, the Maker : The comment paraphrases it ^eoo ^QD^des 

 ^55^533 "I am the Maker of the world" 9- *8Ds)3SD3 the Creator: 

 the comment says " The earth, the Himalayan mountains, Maha 

 Meru, the Sakwalla rock, the ocean, the moon and the sun were 

 formed by me. 10. <5>e3<^&3 settho, the Chief, the Most Excellent 

 11. esod'oD sanjita. the disposer of all : the comment paraphrases 



