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his acceptance of the invitation, the king departed and had the 

 necessary preparations made ; and on the morrow Bnddha 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 Buddha. While thus seated, he thought : ' Where can a 

 residence be provided for Bhagawa 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 commotions and unpleasantness of the popula- 

 tion at night ? ' He then selected the royal garden at Weluwana, 

 and determined to present it to Buddha and his priests. He 

 accordingly took a golden vessel, and pouring water on the 

 hands of Buddha said: " Lord, I present the garden of Weluwana 

 to Buddha and the priests; accept, Lord, the garden." 



Upon returning from the city, Buddha 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 per- 

 mission 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 conversion 

 of Sariputto and Moggallano, who were afterwards the chief 

 priests of Buddha, is recorded. 



At that time, a Paribbajako, named Saiijayo, resided in 

 Rajagaha attended by 250 eminent disciples, among whom were 

 Sariputto and Moggallano. They were intimate friends, and 

 had engaged that whatever excellence in doctrine the one should 



