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with, and persuaded him to partake of excellent food, until he 

 was satisfied. Then the mother of the venerable Sudinno? 

 when she had provided him with excellent food, and when his 

 bowl was put aside, said this to him : — O child Sudinno, our 

 family k rich, has large possessions, much food, much gold, 

 and silver, much wealth and much grain. Beceive all this, 

 Sudinno ; to possess these things, and having come to the lay 

 state, perform merits. Come, O child Sudinno, possess these 

 things, and perform merits. — O mother, I will not attempt it ; 

 I am not able ; (for) with great desire I practise the Brahma^- 

 chariya. And the second time, &c. And the third time also 

 the mother of the venerable Sudinno said to the venerable 

 Sudinno : — Now there is, O child Sudinno, a rich family, large 

 possessions, much food, much gold and silver, much wealth and 

 much grain. Therefore, child Sudinno^ give seed ; do not 

 allow this, that the Lichchhawi (1) should carry off our heirless 

 wealth. 



I can do that, mother, he said. Where do you dweil> 

 O child Sudinno ? In the great jungle* mother, he said. 

 Then the venerable Sudinno having risen from his seat, de* 

 parted ; and the mother of the venerable Sudinno called the 

 former wife of the Venerable Sudinno : Now, O woman, when^ 

 ever you are in your courses, and the menses come, tell me. 

 Yes, O lady, said the wife of the venerable Sudinno to the 

 mother of the venerable Sudinno. Then the wife of the ven- 

 erable Sudinno, after no long period, Was in her courses, and 

 the menses came $ and then she said to the mother of the ven* 

 erable Sudinno, lady, I am in my courses, the menses 

 have come. Therefore, daughter, bedizen yourself with 

 the same ornaments by which you formerly pleased my son 



(1.) Lichchhawi, probably Rajputs. 



