Budkism : — Chariya Pitalia. 9 



Maddi, do you take Kanha, she is the younger and light, 

 I will carry Jali her brother, who is older and heavy. 



Then Maddi took Kanhajina who was like the flower of the 

 lotus, and I took the royal child Jali who was like a heap of 

 gold. 



Thus we four high born and delicate princes, travelling 

 through d ifficult paths proceeded towards the mountain Wanka. 



When we met any person, or any one overtook us, we en- 

 quired, Which is the road to the mountain Wanka ? 



They beholding us with compassion said, You have much 

 suffering to endure: distant is the mountain Wanka. 



When in the forest the children saw a tree laden with fruits, 

 they cried to obtain some. 



The lofty and wide spreading tree, perceiving the weeping 

 children, of itself bowed down its branches for the children 

 to approach. 



• The exquisitely beautiful Maddi, seeing this wonderful and 

 miraculous event, thus joyfully expressed her admiration : 



Assuredly this is the most wonderful event ever seen in the 

 world: by the splendid virtue of Wessantara the tree of itself 

 bows down. 



The Yakha, out of compassion to the children, shortened 

 the path, so that the day after our departure we arrived at 

 the country called Cheta. 



Here 60,000 princes resided, our maternal uncles, who with 

 clasped hands on their foreheads met us weeping. 



Here remaining we conversed with the inhabitants of Cheta 

 and w T ith their families, and departing thence w T e arrived at 

 the mountain Wanka. 



The king of the gods (Sakra) called the powerful Wissa- 

 kamma ( the architect of the gods ) and said, Erect a well- 

 built dwelling, a commodious and pleasant, pansala. 



The powerful Wissakamma, obeying the commands of Sakra, 

 erected a well built dwelling, a commodious and pleasant 

 pansala. 



We four persons having arrived at the quiet and peaceful 

 forest, dwelt there by the mountain. 



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