aced together, and standing on one foot, I repeated this Gâtha of praise, Above heaven, below heaven, there is no one like Buddha. In every region of the universe there is none to be compared with him. I have seen an end of all perfection in the world, out no such being as Buddha have I seen!' Ananda! after thus

applauding that Buddha, and having vowed as before, then that Buddha predicted that after ninety-four Kalpas I should attain perfection and be called Sâkya Muni. Ananda! after this predicsion I relaxed no effort, but after various births as a Chakravarti Râja, and as Brahma, etc., having attained incomparable skill in lialectical discussions, and the interpretation of the Sacred Books I obtained perfection.

Ananda! I remember in ages gone by there was a Buddha porn, called Chun-li (true reason.) [The Kâsyapîyas call him Kin-yih-tsai-li (Satyadarsi).] I offered all sorts of flowers to im, and obtained a positive prediction to the same effect (after inety-three Kalpas).

“Ananda! I remember in years gone by there was a Buddha porn called Vipasyi, to whom I offered a handful of pulse, and btained a positive prediction (ninety-one Kalpas), after which I was born as a Chakravarti called Agrajanman (teng-sing), posessed of the four quarters of the world, and afterwards obtained he half seat of Sâkra and occupied it, and then reached perfecion. Ananda! I remember in ages gone by that there was a Buddha born called Sikhi, to him I offered a priceless robe, as well as to his followers, praying as before, from whom I received a positive prediction that after thirty-one Kalpas I should attain perfection, after which passing through every kind of birth I was possessed of the most beautiful garments of Kasi wool, etc., and hen reached perfection.

Ananda! I remember a Buddha called Viswabhû, to whom I made offerings of the richest food, and obtained a positive assu

1 That is a "leafy hut" or a cell covered with leaves.

ced this Gâtha is no one like one to be comn in the world, da! after thus fore, then that should attain er this predica Chakravarti arable skill in Sacred Books

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"And now to recount; I remember one Kalpas ago, a Buddha called1 Dipankara, myriads of Kalpas ago, a Buddha called S dred Kalpas ago a Buddha called Atyush hundred Kalpas ago a Buddha called Sa Kalpas ago a Buddha called Pushya ;5 nir Buddha called Satyadarsi ; ninety-one called Vipasyi;7 thirty-one Kalpas ago a and in the middle of the same Kalpa a Bud and in the present Bhadra Kalpa1 Kakuta Kasyapa, and myself.13 Ananda! Dipa eighty-four thousand myriad lakhs of yeɛ to the Mâhîsâsakas. The Kasyapîyas say one Kalpa.] Sarvabhibhû lived eighty th [The Mahîsâsakas say so, but the Kâsya Padmottara Buddha lived eighty thousan seventy thousand years; Sakyamuni eighty Buddha sixty thousand years; Pushya Budd Satyadarsi Buddha forty thousand years; thousand years; Devasruta Buddha sixty t sanda forty thousand years; Kanakamuni Kâsyapa twenty thousand years; myself ei Gatha says:

"There are Buddhas who by their s
Remain in the world to receive ho
And also others their object attain
Having finished their course, who

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Sakyamuni had 1250 disciples; the true law 500 years; the law -f images 500 years; Tishya 60,000 lakhs of disciples; the true aw 20,000 years; Pushya, countless lakhs of disciples. Satyadarsi ad 32,000 lakhs of nahutas of disciples; but the true law lasted ut for a short time after his death. Vipasyi held three great assemlies. The true law lasted 20,000 years. Devasruta had two great ssemblies; the law lasted 50,000 years. Kakusanda had 40,000 isciples; the true law lasted 500 years. Kanakamuni had 300 nyriad disciples, and the true law lasted 29 days. Kâsyapa had 0,000 disciples, and endured 7 days. I, Ananda! have 1250 disiples; my true law will last 500 years, and the law of images 500 ears. And now I will briefly recite a Udâna verse

"I have spoken of the gifts, and the number of years, The various names, and the years of their lives;

The various assemblies of the disciples,

The endurance of the true law, and the law of images,
And how all these various Tathagatas

Entered Nirvâna after dwelling in the world.

The great lion of the tribe of Sâkya
Having said all this, has finished his task.""

CHAPTER III.

Containing a list of kings (Mahârâjawanso) belongng to the present kalpa (Bhâdra kalpa).

On one occasion Buddha was residing at Râjagriha, in the Kalanda enu vana, with his great disciples, five hundred in all. At this ime the world-honoured one, in conformity with the laws of all the Buddhas, etc., addressed the Bhikshus thus: "Listen and weigh vell my words all ye Bhikshus."

years; the law ples; the true es. Satyadarsi true law lasted e great assemhad two great da had 40,000 nuni had 300 Kâsyapa had have 1250 disof images 500

years, ;

mages,

Thus things were settled in the first per and ruled according to law. Afterwards S called Chun-shih, a Chakravarti, possessed o his days the earth was perfectly level, witho and the fruits of the earth flourished abu crime and no punishment, etc. Among his was "i-fi" (Manorama ?) also called "tsz-y Chakravarti; his chief son was called "chi called because he received instruction (lit. 1 was a Chakravarti. His son was Agrajanm Mahâ-Sâgara, and so on down to Mahâ- Prâ

[This fourth Kiouen contains 6190 words,

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CHAPTER IV.

BHIKSHUS! that Mahâ-Pratâpa had a son [and so on for eleven generations down to S sana, Meru, Mahâ Meru]. Bhikshus! Mal were a hundred and one little Chakravar tana Poura (Patna ?). The last of that ra descendants were sixty-one, all little Chak

1 Ta chung-so-lai-che-wa

fifty-six, who lived at Hastinapoura, the last of these was H tipa; his descendants, twenty-five who lived at Takshasila; last of these was Gupta; his descendants, one thousand two hundr lived at Syâna (?); the last "able to destroy" had ninety descer ants, who all lived at Kanyakubja; the last of these had two the sand five hundred descendants, who lived at Champa; the last of descendants was called Nagadeva; his descendants, twenty-five number, lived at Rajagriha; the last of these had twenty-fi descendants, who lived at Kusinagara. [I omit other names Bhikshus! you must know that these little Chakravarti monarch were all possessed of such merit, that they received the reward it in their various births in the world, and the excellency of the dominion over men and the great earth.

Bhikshus! I will now proceed to detail the names of the differen kings who descended from U-Wang (Fish-King),1 who reigned a Mithila; he had a son called Chun-Sang (true born), the merit of his ancestors being well exhausted, he was the last of this royal line and men began to talk about his want of merit and degradation. As the poorest, most pitiable, they also called him O-keuh (Okaka?), and this became his common name; his last descendant was called Ta-man-tso (Mahâkusa ?), who having no son, thought thus with himself, "all my predecessors, when they saw the first white hair appear, were in the habit of resigning their kingdom, and after a charitable bequest to the priesthood, they shaved their heads, and became ascetics; and now I have no son, whom then shall I select to succeed me? who is there of my race of sufficient dignity and renown, seeing that I am cut off from the line of kings? Again he thought, "If I do not become an ascetic then I shall lose all connection with the line of holy men who have preceded me." Having reflected thus, Ta-man-tso immediately gave over the kingdom to his great ministers, and surrounded by a vast multitude of followers he left the city and shaved his head, and put on the

1 Makhadeva (Turnour).