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Upon this Rattapala arose, and having refreshed himself wenfe 

 to Bagawa, and having worshipped him, sat down and said, I 

 have obtained, my Lord, the consent of my parents to forsake 

 family life and become a houseless priest. Bagawa make me a 

 priest. Accordingly Rattapala became a priest to reside near 

 Budhu and was admitted into full orders, About half a month 

 after that Bagawa had admitted Rattapala into full orders, hav- 

 ing resided as long as he thought proper at Tullakotitang, 

 he left to proceed to Sawatti, where he at length arrived and 

 resided in Jetawaney, in the garden of Anatapmdika. Then 

 Rattapala residing in solitude, with the mind free from pertur- 

 bation, diligent, persevering and weaned from attachments to ex- 

 isting objects, attending to the objects for which he heartily 

 embraced the houseless state of a priest, in a short time attained 

 to the completion of that exalted course of holiness, having in 

 the present state of being by his own wisdom ascertained and 

 experienced it : his births were exhausted, his course of holi- 

 ness completed, the necessary work was done, and he knew 

 that nothing more was requisite for his purpose (of ceasing to 

 exist,) and Rattapala became one of the Rahats. 



Afterwards Rattapala went to Bagawa, and having worship- 

 ped him and sat down said, I desire my Lord to see to my 

 parents if Bagawa will grant permission. Upon this Bagawa 

 investigated the state of Rattapala's mind, and perceived that 

 he was not disposed to abandon the precepts and return to, 

 lay life; he therefore said, Whatever you have now to attend to 

 Rattapala, consider the time. 



Rattapala then rose from his seat, and having worshipped 

 Bagawa, departed by his right side, and arranging and closing 

 bis lodging room, took his bowl and robes and departed for 

 Tullakotitang, where at length he arrived, and took up his re- 

 sidence in the park of King Korawya. In the morning having 

 dressed himself he entered Tullakotitang in his robes, and with 

 his bowl went from house to house in succession to obtain alms, 



