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They will understand the doctrine. And I will go, also, to Uruvela, to 
Senaninigama, in order to preach the doctrine.” 
While charging them with this commission, the Buddha said: “ I 
grant you, 0 Bhikkhus, this permission: Confer henceforth in the 
different regions, and in the different countries the Pravrajyd 
and ITpasampadd ordinations yourself on those who desire to receive 
them. And you ought to confer the Pravrajyd and Upasampada 
ordinations in this way:—Let him who desires to receive the ordination, 
first have his hair and beard cut off; let him put on yellow robes, adjust 
his upper robe so as to cover one shoulder, salute the feet of the Bhik¬ 
khus with his head, and sit down squatting; then let him raise his join¬ 
ed hands, and tell him to say : £ I take my refuge in the Buddha; I take 
my refuge in the Dharma ; I take my refuge in the Samgha In three 
times repeating this declaration of taking refuge in the holy triad consist 
the Pravrajyd and Upasampadd ordinations.” 
Thereafter the Buddha leaving Benares proceeded to Uruvela. Here 
while residing in a certain grove, he admitted thirty young men into the 
order of Bhikkhus. He then went to the hermitage of the three leaders of 
the Jatila sect of Sannyasis who wore matted hair, and converted them, 
w r itli their followers, about 3,000 in number, to his doctrine, and admitted 
them into the Holy Order. From Uruvela the Buddha proceeded to Raja- 
grlia, the capital of Magadha, and there took his residence in Latthivana. 
The conversion of Uruvela Ka 9 yapa, the most famous leader of the Jatila 
ascetics spread the fame of the Buddha and his doctrine far and wide. 
Being informed of this marvellous success, Bimbisara, the King of Maga¬ 
dha, with twelve myriads of Magadha Brahmans and householders went to 
the place where the Blessed One was. They thought within themselves : 
“ How now is this P Has the great ^ramana (the Buddha) placed him¬ 
self under the spiritual direction of Uruvela Ka9yapa, or has Uruvela 
Ka 9 yapa placed himself under the great (Jramana ? ” 
Hearing from the lips of Uruvela Ka 9 yapa the real story of his 
conversion, King Bimbisara with ten thousand men imbibed faith in the 
doctrine of the Buddha and became his lay disciples. The King now re¬ 
verently offered the Buddha his pleasure-grove called Yenuvana for his 
residence. The Blessed One accepted the grove (Arama) and took his 
residence there. Here he admitted into the Holy Order two friends, named 
Kolita and Upatisya. This auspicious pair of his disciples, who also /;/&:> 
bore respectively the names of Maudgalyayaua and Qariputra played an 
important part throughout the whole course of the Buddha’s ministry. 
Soon after their conversion two hundred and fifty disciples of Samjaya, 
the Brahman Parivrdjaka , entered the holy order. Thereafter many 
distinguished young Magadha noblemen led a religious life under the 
