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and (2) that by the acquisition of glory springing from it, is success 

 in ecstatic meditation ; (3) this is ripe Brahmacariya ; (4) that 

 glory, which is acquired by one's self, is also Brahmacariya in a 

 higher sense. Hence he said : "lam of ripe Brahmacariya." 



Evam jdndhi Gamani. — Both any townsman and the chief of a 

 town is Gamani. Here, however, he said regarding himself as the 

 chief of ail people : " O Gamani, thou for this reason know 

 thus : having excelled a hundred brothers, I have got this kingdom 

 because of the teacher." This enthusiastic speech he uttered. 

 After the lapse of seven or eight days after his having got the 

 kingdom, just all the brothers went to their own places of residence. 

 Administering his kingdom in righteousness, prince Gamani passed 

 (into another life) according to his deeds. Having performed 

 righteous acts, the Bodhisatva also passed away according to his 

 deeds. 



Having pronounced this lecture on virtue, and having shown 

 (it), the teacher made manifest truths. The result (of the incul- 

 cation) of the truth was that the dejected mendicant stood 

 (established) in Rahatship. Having narrated the two stories, and 

 having adjusted their bearing, the teacher put together the birth- 

 story. This is the Gamani Jataka. 



(Translated by Professor Kiinte.) 



APPENDIX II.' 



TRANSLATION FROM THE PA'LI OF 

 JATAKAS 41-50. 



By the Editor. 



[This translation has been furnished for the temporary conve- 

 nience of members ; but it is a rougher piece of work than I could 

 have wished to send out even for a temporary purpose. I have in- 

 tentionally sacrificed the English idiom in many places to the Pali; 

 but Pali words, however familiar, have been avoided, 



Mr. Batuwantudawe is not responsible for any mistakes I may 

 have made, for though I read the stories with his aid, I have not 

 been able to consult him since I began to write. The emendations 

 of the text, however, have his authority. 



Words in brackets are not separate words in the original. 



R, S. C] 



