BUDDHISM. 



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abode of indifference and mind ; and thus I arrived at and dwelt 

 in the Third Jhana. I (then) arrived at and dwelt in the 

 Fourth Jhana, connected with the extinction of former joys and 

 sorrows, the extinction of former pleasures and pains, which 

 has neither sorrow nor joy, (but) the purity of heart which 

 arises from isolation. 



Thus, when I had subdued, purified, cleansed, washed, 

 separated from lusts, rendered soft, preparedfor good action, and 

 made my heart firm, I bent my mind to the recollection of 

 former states (of existence). In what manner? 1 birth, 2 

 births, 3 births, 4 births, 5 births, 10 births, 20 births, 30 births/,, 

 40 births, 50 births, 100 births, 1,000 births, 100,000 births, 

 various destructive kalpas, various kalpas of formation ; in such 

 and such a place there was such and such a name, such a tribe, 

 such a colour, such a possessor of food, and endured such 

 pleasure and pain ; and so he (I) having arrived at old age, 

 departed from that state, and was born in such and such a 

 place, and was of such a name, such a tribe, such a class, such 

 a proprietor, and endured such pleasure and pain. And thus 

 having reached the end of life, departed from that state, and 

 was born here. 



In this manner I remember various prior states of exist- 

 ence. By me, O Brahman, in the first watch of the night 

 was attained the first (gradation) of wisdom. Ignorance de- 

 parted, and wisdom was attained ; darkness fled, and light was 

 produced. In a certain way, with a fixed memory, and the 

 purpose of subjugating desires, and separated from lust, to me, 

 O Brahman, came the first Great achievement, as the chick 

 comes out of the shell ; and so that I, when I had established 

 a peaceful, pure, clear, abstract, separate from defilement, and 

 a good-natured heart, bent my mind to the deaths and births 

 of animals,. 



