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seeded to his father in law's rank and station in the 

 Government. 



Budha then spake the verse at the head of this Jataka, and 

 concluded by saying, he who was then Chullantewasiko is 

 now Chulla Pant'haka, and I who am now Budha was then 

 the nobleman Chulla Sett'ho. 



End of Chulla Setti Jataka, 



The sixth, or Dewa-damma Jatalccm. 



Verse. — Peaceful good men, modest, fearing sin and endued 

 with virtue, are even in this world called Divine. 



Legend.- — When Budha resided at Jetawaney he delivered this 

 discourse on account of a rich priest. A rich man of Sewat, 

 upon the death of his wife intending to enter the priesthood, erected 

 for himself a dwelling with a sitting; room and a store room, 

 filling the latter with ghee, rice, &c. He then became a priest 

 and his servants brought him such food as he desired. He had 

 great store of garments and other priestly requisites, and wore 

 one dress at night and another in the day : his apartments were 

 at the extremity of the monastery. One day when he had taken 

 out his robes, coverlets, &c. to spread them out to air, a 

 number of country priests came to his rooms and seeing the robes s 

 &c. said, Whose are these? Mine, he replied. What, priest, 

 this robe and that robe ; this under-garment and that under- 

 garment ? Yes, friends, they are all mine. They then said 

 Friend, Budha only permits the possession of three robes 

 (forming one set so as to be worn at one time) and you a 

 priest of this self denying religion, have accumulated all these. 

 Come, let us take him to Budha. Budha seeing them, said* 

 Why do you bring this priest to me against his will ! For what 

 purpose have you come ? They replied, Lord, this priest has 

 many goods and a large ward-robe. Is it true, priest, that you 



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