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continued not for a long time, and how was it that the Brahma 

 chariya of such Buddho Bhagawas continued a long time? 

 Afterwards the Venerable Sariputtoo at eventide coming forth 

 from his solitude, came to the place where Bhagawa was, and 

 having reverently saluted Bhagawa, sat on one side. The 

 Venerable Sariputtoo who was seated on one side, said this to 

 Bhagawa. Here to me, O Lord, who was in secret and soli- 

 tude, came this kind of thought and investigation : Which of 

 the Buddho Bhagawas' Brahmachariya did not continue for 

 a long time ; and of which of the Buddho Bhagawas did the 

 Brahmachariya continue for a long time? Of which of the 

 Buddho Bhagawas, O Lord, did the Brahmachariya not con- 

 tinue for a long time ? and of which of the Budho Bhagawas 

 Brahmachariya did continue for a long time ? 



O Sariputtoo, the Brahmachariya of Wipassa Bhaga- 

 wa, of Sikhi Bhagawa, and of Wessabhu Bhagawa was not of 

 long duration ; and the Brahmachariya, O Sariputtoo, of Ka- 

 kusanda Bhagawa, of Konagama Bhagawa, and of Kasappa 

 Bhagawa continued for a long time. 



O Lord, what was the cause, and what the means by which 

 the Brahmachariya of Bhagawa Wipassa, of Bhagawa Sikhi, 

 and of Bhagawa Wessabhu, continued only for a short time ? 



O Sariputtoo, Bhagawa Wipassa, Bhagawa Sikhi, and 

 Bhagawa Wessabhu became disheartened in declaring their 

 Dhammaat length to their disciples. The Sutta (7), Greyya (8), 



(1.) Wipassi Buddha. The 19th Buddha of this system. 



(2.) Sikhi do. 20th do. 



(3.) Wessabhu do. 21st do. 



(4.) Kakusandha do. 22nd do. 



(5.) Kanag-amo do. 23rd do. 



(6.) Kassapo do. 24th do. 



(7.) Sutta, oral declaration. 



(8.) Geyya, a kind of mixed composition of prose and poetry. 



