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Sudinno to eat rice to-morrow ! The venerable Sudinno by 

 silence assented. Then the venerable Sudinno having risen 

 from his seat departed. 



Then the mother of the venerable Sudinno, after that 

 night, having smeared the floor with new cowdung and caused 

 to be made two heaps for him, one of gold coins, and the other 

 of gold, — those two offerings were so great that a man on this 

 side sees not a. man on that ; et vi&e versa, — she covered over- 

 those heaps with mats, prepared a seat in the middle, suitably 

 surrounded (ornamented) them, and called the former wife of 

 the venerable Sudinno. Now, O woman, put on those orna- 

 ments, and beautify yourself in a manner most pleasing to 

 Sudinno. — Just so, Q lady; answered the former wife of the 

 venerable Sudinno to the mother of the venerable Sudinno. 



The venerable Sudinno at dawn having clothed himself 

 and taken his bowl and robes, went to the place where his 

 father's dwelling was, and having arrived, sat on the prepared 

 seat. Then the venerable Sudinno's father came where the 

 venerable Sudinno was, and having uncovered the heaps, said 

 this to the venerable Sudinno : — O child Sudinno, these are 

 thy mother's property, the woman's dowry, that which is proper 

 to be given to the female. The father's property is separate— 

 our ancestors' too is separate ; O son Sudinno, having disrobed 

 yourself, you may receive this property, and perform meritorious 

 actions. father, I cannot attempt it, I am unable. I 

 having a desire to the Brahmachariyat, will practise it. So 

 the second time, &c, &c. ; and the third time also the father 

 of the venerable Sudinno said to the venerable Sudinno : — 

 This is your mother's property, which was given as her 

 dowry at marriage. The father's property is separate, and the 

 grandfather's too. Take these things. O child Sudinno, 

 possess these valuables, and perform merits, having come to the 



