TO THE COURT OF AVA. 
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ture. He instantly takes seven steps to the 
north, and utters three words.” 
“ A representation of the 4 divine infant 5 re¬ 
ceiving a visit from the hermit Ka-la-de-wi, 
when he placed his feet on the hermit’s head, 
and forced an act of homage from his father, 
the King.” 
“ A representation of his marriage with his 
cousin, Ya-than-da-ya, daughter of Thop-pa- 
bud-d’ha, King of De-wa-da-ha; the splendid 
reception of the bride, and the commencement 
of felicity, which, though human, rivalled that 
of the Nats.” 
“ A representation of the Prince in his royal 
chariot, noticing the four omens, thrown in his 
way by supernatural agency, viz. an old man, a 
sick man, a dead man, and a priest, from a view 
of which he first conceived an idea of the vanity 
of worldly enjoyment, and the necessity of pro¬ 
viding for a future state of existence.” 
“ A representation of the Prince viewing the 
sprawling indelicate postures of his sleeping con¬ 
cubines, at which he took such disgust, that 
without even looking at his sleeping son, Pa-hu¬ 
la, reposing in the arms of his wife, he renounced 
all sensual indulgences, and all social affections? 
and fled into the forest.” 
