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ascending his throne, radiated forth his six-coloured splendor* 

 as the morning sun over the Yugandhara mountain allumines 

 the depth of the sea. Upon his entrance, the conversation 

 ceased, and the priests remained silent. Budha looked mildly 

 around him and thought: This assembly is exceedingly seemly,, 

 there is not a hand nor a foot stirred, nor the slightest sound 

 heard ; all these are awed by the dignity and glory of Budha ; 

 were I to sit here till the conclusion of my life* they would not 

 speak first ; therefore it behoves me to commence the conversa- 

 tion. Speaking therefore with a mild voice like that of 

 Brahma, he enquired respecting the conversation in which 

 they were engaged when he entered the hall. They informed 

 him, upon which he said, At this time, priests, Chulla Pant 'ha- 

 lt a through me has become great in religion, formerly through 

 me he became great in riches* At the request of the priests* 

 he then revealed that which was hidden in past transmigrations. 



Formerly, when Brahmadatta, King of Kasi, reigned in 

 Benares, Bodisat was born of a noble family, and when he came 

 of age, he was made a nobleman of the king's court, and was 

 called Chullaka Sett'ha: he was wise, skilful, and expert in 

 understanding omens. One day, while going to attend on the 

 King, he saw a dead rat in the middle of the street, and consi- 

 dering the attending circumstances, he said, A wise man taking 

 this rat may convert it into an ornament for his wife, or into 

 a stock for trade. A respectable but poor man, hearing these 

 words, said, This nobleman does not use these words inconsi- 

 derately : he therefore took the rat, and going to a market, 

 sold it for a small piece of money as cats'-meat. With this 

 money he bought some sugar, and taking a chetty of water he 

 went to the forest where the flower-gatherers were : to each of 

 them he gave small bits of the sugar and a ladle full of water; 

 and each of them in return presented him with a bunch of 



