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morrow Budha went to the palace accompanied by the priests. 

 The King, having with his own hand supplied him with 

 food, continued standing until the meal was ended, when he 

 sat down a short distance from Budha. While thus seated, 

 he thought, Where can a residence be provided for Bagawa, 

 out of the city, but at such a distance as will be convenient 

 for those who desire to resort to him for instruction: a 

 retired place, free from noise, and removed from the commo- 

 tions and unpleasantness of the population at night? He 

 then selected the royal garden at Weluwana, and determined 

 to present it to Budha and his priests. He accordingly took 

 a golden vessel, and pouring water on the hands of Budha, 

 said, Lord, I present the garden of Weluwana to Budha and 

 the priests; accept, Lord, the garden. 



Upon returning from the city, Budha convened the priests 

 and enacted the following: 



2, I permit priests (the acceptance of) a garden. 



The aramo or garden, is an enclosure of indefinite size, 

 with the buildings erected within it. This at Weluwana 

 must have been a park of considerable extent, as it was to 

 accommodate several thousand priests. But, although by this 

 precept permission is given to the priesthood to possess 

 residences and the ground or (compound) in which they are 

 situated, yet it cannot justify the holding of fields and other 

 grounds for cultivation. 



Following the relation of these circumstances, the con- 

 version of Sariputto and Moggalano, who were afterwards 

 the chief priests of Budha, is recorded. 



At that time, a Paribajiko, named Sanjayo, resided in 

 Kajagaha attended by 250 eminent disciples, among whom 

 were Sariputto and Moggalano. They were intimate friends, 

 and had engaged that whatever excellence in doctrine the 

 one should ascertain, he should communicate it to the other. 

 The priest Assaji in the morning entered Kajagaha with his 

 bowl to collect alms. Sariputto saw him and was struck 

 with the sanctity of his appearance, and concluded that he 

 must be a man of eminent piety. Determining to ascertain 



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