andaka's Return. Gotamî, having seen the bright ad dress, and the other personal h Tchandaka and the Royal horse 1 with distress; they raised their heir anguish, as they exclaimed, hou taken our beloved Prince? To whom Tchandaka replied iddartha has forsaken the world, e of seeking Supreme Wisdom; s far away, with shorn locks and c. ese words of Tchandaka, like a ery kind of lamentable cry, unher hands and said, "My son! ears coursed down her cheeks, unrestrained grief; they wept a alas! where is our Lord? Alas! and in this way they gave vent to eyes with grief, some looked at ea their bodies, some smote their b around each other, some tore thei late hither and thither, weeping the stricken deer wanders at ra poisoned arrow in his side-so did and bending their bodies in grief, palm-others, like the fish on the the earth; thus in every way they the Prince. Thus it was Tchandaka and the every hand were heard the sounds Meantime, Yasodharâ, giving w reproached Tchandaka with havin middle of the night her lord and h Then Tchandaka, unable to bea Yasodharâ, with his head bowed twined, replied "Your slave, oh Ya proached; for he has committed no ka, the noble steed, done wrong. and with many tears, the Prince's I vainly tried to arouse you, oh! | lessly attempted by force to awake torpor calling them by their nam but in vain. And so, after the Pr the way, I raised a thousand difficu those around, and endeavouring to but there was no sound heard, a Taking it for granted, therefore, of 1 The repeated deta For indeed we deserve not your anger." (Tchandaka then proceeds to relate to Yasôdharâ all the c stances of the flight of the Prince,1 and after this he acq Suddhodana Râja with the same circumstances, who in hi gives way to excessive grief, and finally falls senseless earth.) [Kiouen XIX contains 6570 words and cost 3.285 taels] CHAPTER XX. The same subject, continued. § 1. THEN Suddhôdana Râja spake thus, "Oh! that the râjas who rule over the earth (the four regions) and defen inhabitants thereof, would now protect and prosper my son. that Sakra râja, the ruler of heaven, possessed of a thou eyes, the husband of Sachi, Mahâbala Devarâja, and all the ] who surround him on the right and left, would assist my son complish his desire; oh! that all the spirits of the wind, o water, of fire, of earth, and the spirits of the eight divisio space would aid in this great undertaking, that my son ha really left his house and become an ascetic, may soon arriv the highest degree of sanctity, and attain to Anuttara Sa Sambôdhi." And then again, whilst lying on the earth, the discons monarch broke out into frequent reproaches against the E Kantaka, "Oh! ungrateful steed! who heretofore received me every mark of affection and proof of kindness, why didst bear from me my much loved son, the pride of the Sâkya r Death should be your lot,2 or else take me to the place where 1 After this follows an account of Yasodharâ's grief. 2 Or it may be "the only reparation you can make is to di ved head, I replied, us reproach me and the horse, relate to Yasodharâ all the circumace,1 and after this he acquaints e circumstances, who in his turn and finally falls senseless to the O words and cost 3.285 taels]. ER XX ect, continued. ake thus, "Oh! that the Devahe four regions) and defend the rotect and prosper my son. Oh! aven, possessed of a thousand bala Devaraja, and all the Devas d left, would assist my son to acthe spirits of the wind, of the pirits of the eight divisions of dertaking, that my son having an ascetic, may soon arrive at d attain to Anuttara Samyak on the earth, the disconsolate reproaches against the horse who heretofore received from of kindness, why didst thou the pride of the Sâkya race? ke me to the place where my asôdhara's grief. on you can make is to die." And take me whence thou b As that of a man sorely affli Thus Suddhôdana afflicted him in recollection of his son, weeping voice. Recol At this time there was a certain with the chief Brahman, counsell Raja thus giving way to grief as from one side to the other, his hea mind both indicating his misery proached the king together and should overcome this grief, and ag It is not right that you should th conduct of ordinary men. days other kings gave up their r as for example, Wie-hwa-man (dro over, it was Siddhartha's plain de Remember, Maharaja! the words nothing could prevent him leavin ing to the condition of Supreme this, your majesty still desires you still is afflicted to this degree, ther bring him back-we dare not diso Then Suddhôdana Râja replied back my son; for in his absence I days are a burthen to me." Then these two ministers in ob mediately set off in search of the I As the Gâtha says, "It was the destiny of the R The ministers having thus set earth, and was born in the city of Na-po, in Central India, son of a celebrated Brahman of remarkable piety; and so, g ally as he grew up, he came into the company of Tathagata knowing that he had formerly been the horse Kantaka, an been born in heaven, immediately explained to him the syst cause and effect (the Nidânas), who having heard it, obtained fect release and entered Pari-Nirvana. The consideration of different Religious Systems by Prince. § 2. Now then the prince, having with his own hand cut off his ing locks and clothed himself in the soiled garments of a he the countless Devas who surrounded him were filled with a uberance of joy, and with their voices uttered his praises as sounded their joyous instruments of music. And their strain this-" Now then Siddârtha, the Royal Prince, has truly lef home! Siddartha, the prince, has now become a recluse ind He will assuredly attain to Supreme Wisdom, and so bring sa tion to all living creatures. He will assuredly banish the so and pains of life, and bring deliverance to all !” Now a tower of commemoration was erected on the spot w] the prince cut off his hair, and its name was the "cutting-offTower;" and so also on the spot where Bôdhisatwa put on the Kas garment there was in later time a tower erected, called "tak the Kashya garment Tower ;" and so where Tchandaka and K taka left the prince to return home, a tower was afterwards ered called "the Return of Tchandaka and Kantaka Tower." Now Bodhisatwa went along the way in deep meditation, there w some men who ventured to ask him some question or other; he remained silent, and answered them not. Then these peo speaking to one another said, "This Rishi must be one of Sakya race;" hence he got the name of Sâkya muni. Tathagata had attained to avenly region and descended to f Na-po, in Central India, as the emarkable piety; and so, graduthe company of Tathagata, who een the horse Kantaka, and had · explained to him the system of ho having heard it, obtained per ana. t Religious Systems by the ce. ith his own hand cut off his flowe soiled garments of a hermit, led him were filled with an exices uttered his praises as they f music. And their strain was oyal Prince, has truly left his now become a recluse indeed! e Wisdom, and so bring salvall assuredly banish the sorrow ce to all!" as erected on the spot where ame was the "cutting-off-hair Bôdhisatwa put on the Kashya ower erected, called 66 taking where Tchandaka and Kantower was afterwards erected d Kantaka Tower." Now as deep meditation, there were some question or other; but in not. Then these people Having reflected thus, his hear hisatwa proceeded forward from th megha?) and gradually directed is for Pi-che-li, i. e. Vâisâli). thither there was the abode of a gava (Po-ka-pi). And it came to within the place of this Rishi th every side through the hills and hisatwa had discarded his jewels have been from his body that th eyes of the hermits who occupied "The Elephant-King Bôdhisat Deprived of all jewels or costl Clad in his poor hermit garm His body emitted a light dazz Then the Brahmans, who rigo religious life within the grove of the glorious person of Bôdhisatw filled with joy; and yet they were were also other old Brahmans in ployed in gathering all sorts of r wood2; these, without any hesita sound of Bôdisatwa's voice, were and leaving everything they we straightway to the spot where B him. And all the birds around, w began to pipe their various notes, the other living creatures indicate so also the kine which the Brahm ficial purposes, although their mil 1 Bigandet, p. 62, gives Anupyia Malla Princes, i.e., Vâisali. 2 That is, for medicinal purpo present the 'Iaтpikоι of Megasthen |