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BUDDHISM. 



That person (I) with a divine, clear, and superhuman eye 

 behold beings. I know beings who die, are born, are debased, 

 excellent, of good report, of ill report, of good disposition, of 

 ill disposition, according to the nature of their actions ; that 

 certainly these creatures, O fortunate one, who are addicted 

 to evil actions, evil words, and evil thoughts, who are revilers 

 of Kahats, heathens, and partakers of the actions of heathens — 

 these, on the dissolution of the body, after death, are born in 

 the Apaya (1), Duggati (2), Winipata (3), and Niraya (4) 

 hells ; and these creatures, O fortunate one, who are practised 

 in good deeds, good words, and good thoughts, who are not 

 revilers of Rahats, pure religionists, and partakers of the 

 actions of those religionists — -these, on the dissolution of the 

 body, after death, are born in the good and heavenly world. 

 So I perceive with the divine, clear, and superhuman eye,, 

 creatures, and know creatures who die, are born, are debased, 

 excellent, of good report, of ill report, of good disposition, of 

 bad disposition, according to the nature of their actions. 

 By this person, me, O Brahman was attained, the Second 

 Wijja (5); ignorance was dispersed, and Wijja produced; 

 darkness fled, and light came. In this manner, to me, O 

 Brahman, who was industrious, active, and dwelling apart, hap- 

 pened the second Exodus, as the chick bursts from its shell. 

 That I, when I had thus established a peaceful, pure, clear, 

 abstract, separate from defilement, and a good-natured heart, 

 bent my mind to the wisdom of the extinction of sensual de- 

 sires. I knew that this is sorrow from its very nature, I knew 



(I.) Apaya. — Apa, not; aya, ease. 



(2.) Duggati. — Du, bad; gati, nature or disposition. 



(3.) Winipata. — Wi, intensive prefix ; ni, ditto ; pata, a falling. 



(4.) Niraya. — Nir, not ; nya, good fortune. 



(5.) Wijja. — An advanced state of knowledge. 



