8 Budhism : — Chariya Pitalia. 



Brahmins from Kalinga came to me and requested me to 

 give them Pandara, my valuable state elephant. 



They said, From want of rain there is a great famine in 

 our land : Give us your large elephant : your excellent ele- 

 phant altogether white. 



I thought, My mind delights in almsgiving, with an un- 

 shaken determination I will give what these Brahmins ask, I 

 will hide nothing. 



"When these supplicants approached me, it not being proper 

 that I should repulse them, or break my determination to 

 bestow alms, I gave them my large elephant. 



Taking the elephant by the trunk, I poured water from a 

 golden chalice upon the hands of the Brahmins, and gave them 

 the elephant. 



When I had thus given the excellent and perfectly white 

 elephant, the earth, mount Meru, and the trees of the forest 

 shook. 



The inhabitants of Siwi being displeased at my giving the 

 elephant, assembled together and banished me from their land, 

 saying, Go to the Wanka mountain. 



Being thus driven away by them, I still remained firm and 

 unshaken, and begged permission to be allowed once more to 

 give alms. 



The inhabitants of Siwi granted my one request, and I 

 accordingly published my intention by beat of drum, and gave 

 excellent alms. 



Although the fear-inspiring sound ascended that I was 

 banished on account of excessive almsgiving, still I gave alms. 



Having bestowed the chief gifts, as elephants, horses, cha- 

 riots, male and female slaves, oxen and wealth, I departed 

 from the city. 



Having departed from the city, when I turned round to look 

 at it, the earth, mount Meru, and the trees of the forest shook. 



Arriving at the junction of the four great roads, I gave 

 away the carriage in which we four persons came, and taking 

 Maddidewi aside, I privately said to her; 



