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came a Rabat, and obtained a knowledge of the three Pitakas. 

 Formerly when he was a king, while walking through the city- 

 he perspired, and wiped his forehead with his pure muslin robe, 

 which, in consequence of it, became defiled : he then thought, 

 through this body this unsullied robe has lost its original purity 

 and become defiled : certainly objects are not of permanent 

 continuance : he thus obtained a perception of the imperma- 

 nence of material forms : it was on this account that the 

 repetition of the words Defilement is contracted ! produced 

 this effect. 



The Kumara Banda Jewika w T as standing at the rig-lit side of 

 Budha when the latter said, Jewika, are there not other priests 

 in the Monastery ? and covered his bowl with his hand. Maha 

 Pant'haka replied, Lord ! there are none there. Budha said, 

 Jewika another priest is there. Jewika then sent a person say- 

 ing, Go and see if there be another priest in the Monastery, 

 At that moment Chulla Pant'haka thought, My brother says, 

 that there are no priests in the monastery, but I will shew him 

 that there are some ; and immediately multiplying the appear- 

 ance of himself he miraculously filled the garden with the forms 

 of priests, some of whom appeared to be making robes, others 

 dying them, and others to be engaged in study. The man who 

 was sent, returned saying, The whole garden is full of priests. 

 Budha then said, Go and say, Budha calls for Chulla Pant'haka. 

 He went and said this, when a thousand mouths opened and 

 said, I am Chulla Pant'haka ! I am Chulla Pant'haka. The 

 man returned and said, They are all named Chulla Pant'haka, 

 Budha replied, go and take the first by the hand who says, I 

 am Chulla Pant'haka and the others will disappear. He did so, 

 and the priest came with the man who took him by the hand. 

 Budha having finished his meal called Jewika and said, Bring 

 the bowl of Chulla Pant'haka: he will deliver the benedie- 

 iive discourse. Jewika did so, and the priest, fearlessly as a 

 young lion utters his roarings, delivered a short benedictive dis- 



