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no excess of either heat or cold. Rattapala has no bereave- 

 ment from sickness. What therefore has Rattapala known, or 

 seen, or heard, that he has departed a houseless one from 

 his home ? 



The bereavement of property is thus : In this world some 

 persons are wealthy, exceedingly rich, having much substance; 

 but this property by degrees wastes away, and he thus re- 

 flects: I was formerly wealthy, very rich, and had much pro- 

 perty, but by degrees, my wealth has wasted away. I cannot 

 obtain property not yet acquired, nor preserve that which I 

 have obtained : it is advisable lor me to cut off my hair and 

 beard, put on yellow garments and depart from home a house- 

 less one: and in consequence of that bereavement he cuts off 

 his hair and beard, puts on yellow garments, and departs from 

 home a houseless one. This Rattapala is called bereavement 

 of wealth. But Rattapala is the son of a chief family in Tul- 

 lakotitane;, and he is not bereaved of wealth. What therefore 

 has Rattapala known, or seen, or heard, that he has departed 

 from his home a houseless one. 



The bereavement of relatives is thus : in this world Ratta- 

 pala some persons have many influential friends, and blood- 

 relations, but by degrees they fail, and he thus thinks, I had 

 formerly many influential friends and blood -relations, but they 

 have by degrees been removed from me. I cannot now obtain 

 property not yet acquired, nor preserve that which I have ob- 

 tained, it is advisable for me to cut off my hair and beard, 

 put on yellow robes, and leaving home become a houseless one* 

 He therefore from this bereavement of relatives cuts off his 

 hair and beard, puts on yellow garments, and departs from home 

 a houseless one. This is called Rattapala the bereavement of 

 relatives. But in this Tullakotitang Rattapala has many friends 

 and blood-relations: Rattapala therefore is not bereaved of re- 

 latives. What then has Rattapala known, or seen, or beard, 

 that he has departed from bh home a houseless one, 



