84 CEYLON BRANCH — ROYAL ASIATIC SOClET?f . 



THE DISCOURSE RESPECTING RATTAPALA* 

 Translated by the Rev. D. J. Gogerly. 



(Read Uth September 1847. ) 



It was thus heard by mei Upon a time Bagawa travelling 

 through Kuruj attended by a great number of priests came to 

 a town of Kuru named Tullakotitang. The Bramins and cul- 

 tivators of Tullakotitang heard: Samana Gotamo, the son of 

 Sakya, of the race of Sakya, having renounced the world, tra- 

 velling through Kuru has arrived at Tullakotitang with a great 

 number of priests. The fame of that honorable Gotamo has 

 ascended that he is perfectly holy, the omniscient one, he who 

 has attained to the perfection of knowledge, excellent in con- 

 duct, the understander of the worlds, the supreme subjector of 

 men, the teacher of gods and men, the wise, the blessed ones 

 having by his own wisdom clearly ascertained and known this 

 world with the Gods, Marayas, Brahmans, Priests, Bramins, 

 and the assemblage of other beings, he makes it known ; he 

 preaches doctrines excellent in the commencement, in the pro- 

 gress and in the conclusion : he proclaims a course of holiness 

 profound, explicit, completely perfect, and most pure. Excellent 

 is the sight of such a holy man. 



Then the Bramins and cultivators of Tullakotitang came to 

 the place where Bagawa was, some of whom having announced 

 their name and family to Bagawa sat down on one side ; some 

 conversed with Bagawa, and having ended their worthy-to-be- 

 remembered conversation sat down, some with their joined hands 

 placed on their forehead bowing down to him seated themselves, 

 and some sat down in silence. And Bagawa instructed the seated 

 Bramins and cultivators of Tullakotitang with religious discourse, 

 causing them to embrace it, invigorating their minds to under* 



