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*« On what account ? He propounded it that he might rescue them 

 from the four Ogha (torrents of the passions). 



" Where did he propound it ? • Bhagawa, during the first twenty years 

 of his Buddhohood led a houseless life (of a pilgrim), sojourning at such 

 places as he found most convenient to dwell in ; viz., out of regard for 

 Baranasi he tarried the first year at the lsipatanan, an edifice (in that 

 city), near which no living creature could be deprived of life, — establish- 

 ing the supremacy of his faith, and administering to eighteen kotiyo of 

 brahmans the heavenly draught (nibanan). The second year, he dwelt 

 at the Weluwano maha wiharo in Rajagahan for the spiritual welfare of 

 that city. The third and fourth years he continued at the same place. 

 The fifth year, out of consideration for Wesali he dwelt in the Kutagara 

 hall in the Mahawano wiharo near that city. The sixth at the Makulo 

 mountain. The seventh at Tawatensa Bhawano (one of the Dewaloka). 

 The eighth year, for the welfare of the Sansumara,* mountain near 

 Bhuggo, he dwelt in the wilderness of Bhesakala. The ninth year, at 

 JCosambia. The tenth year, in the Paraleyyako wilderness. The 

 eleventh year, in the brahman village Nala. The twelfth at Weranja. 

 The thirteenth at the Chali mountain. The fourteenth at the Jetawsno 

 maha wiharo in Sawatthipura. The fifteenth at the great city Kapila- 

 watthu. The sixteenth at Alawi subduing Alawako (an evil spirit); and 

 administering the heavenly draught to eighty-four thousand living crea- 

 tures. The seventeenth at Eajagahan. The eighteenth at the Chali 

 mountain. The nineteenth at the same place, and he resided the twen- 

 tieth at Rajagahan. From that period he exclusively dwelt either at the 

 Jetawano maha wiharo for the spiritual welfare of Sawathipura, or at 

 Pubbaramo for the welfare of Saketapura, deriving his subsistence by 

 alms (from those cities.)" 



* " Sunsumaro is synonymous with Kapilo, in Sinhalese Kimbulwatpura, the 

 birthplace of Gotomo Buddho." 



