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and he is not bereaved of wealth. What therefore has Ratta- 

 pala known, or seen, or heard, that he has departed from his 

 home a houseless one ? 



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

 tapala 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 bereave* 

 ment of relatives, But in this Tullakotitang Rattapala has 

 many friends and blood-relations : Rattapala therefore is not 

 bereaved of relatives. What then has Rattapala known, or 

 seen, or heard, that he has departed from his home a house* 

 less one? 



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. Rut Rattapala has not experienced these be- 

 reavements: what therefore has he 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 Rabat, the perfect Budha, 

 which having known and seen and heard, I have forsaken my 

 home and become a houseless one. The four are : the inhabi- 

 tants of the world are swept away, they are of short continu- 

 ance. This, great King, is the first doctrine declared by that 

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



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