94 CEYLON BRANCH-— ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY, 



These Rattapala are the four bereavements, in consequence 

 of suffering which bereavements some persons cut off their hair 

 and beard, put on yellow garments and depart from their homes 

 houseless ones, But Rattapala has not experienced these be-? 

 reavements what therefore has be known, or seen, or heard,, 

 that forsaking the house he has become a houseless one. 



There are four doctrines, great King, declared by Bagawa, the 

 knowing and perceiving one, the Rahat, the perfect Budha, which 

 having known and seen and heard I have forsaken my 

 home and become a houseless one, The four are: the inha= 

 biiants of the world are swept away, they are of short conti- 

 nuance. This great King is the first doctrine declared by that 

 Bagawa, the knowing and perceiving, the pure, the perfect Budha, 

 which having known and seen and heard I have forsaken my 

 boras and become houseless. 



Defenceless are the inhabitants of the world arid unprotected ; 

 This great King is the second doctrine declared by Bagawa* 

 the knowing and perceiving, the pure, the perfect Budha, which 

 having known and seen and heard I have forsaken my home 

 and become houseless, 



The inhabitants of the world have nothing which is their own 3 

 but forsaking all must go away. This great King is the third 

 doctrine The inhabitants of the world are ever wanting, 

 unsatisfied, the slaves of desire. This great King is the fourth 

 doctrine These are the lour doctrines declared by Bagawa 

 which having known and seen and heard I have forsaken home 

 and become houseless. 



You have said Rattapala that the inhabitants of the world 

 as taken away, and are of short continuance : how is this to be 

 understood? What thirk you, great King, when you were twenty 

 or twenty -five years of age were you skilful in the management 

 of elephants, horses and chariots, expert in the bow and sword 

 exercises, firm of foot, and strong of hand, a bold warrior ? When 

 Battapala 1 was twenty or twenty-five years of age I was 



