his stand, and received the bow ha of all to try its strength, and so be broke. "Is there no one," he then said fit for me to use?" Then Suddhôdana and replied, "There is;" whereupon t râja, tell me, where ?" To whom the Ra father, called Sinhahanu, had a bow temple of the Devas, and is ever hono and flowers; but all the Sâkyas in the much less draw it when strung." T father to send for the bow at once, a when it was brought each of the Sâkya it, but in vain, not even Mahânama wit Then it was handed to the Royal Prin from his seat, and with no show of gr the bow in his left hand, took the stri finger in a moment he strung it and sound of which filled the city of Kapila of the people with fear as they inquire Then certain persons told them, “1 who has just strung the bow of his which account his father has bestowed u Then the prince, taking the arrow in drew back the string of the bow home t beyond each of the targets till it cam tance, which it penetrated through, a far distance. Then the assembled Devas sang in s] (Hereafter) seated on the throne of tuted a fortunate one, and all the Devas, assembled in mass, paid erence to it by scattering flowers and incense; and even to s time the day of the Arrow Festival is observed amongst them. Then the Sâkya youths exclaimed, 'The Prince Siddârtha has quered all comers in this matter of distance. Now let us come in shooting for the purpose of penetration."1 Now not far there was a succession of seven Talas trees close together; rough these trees they were accustomed to shoot, some of their ows going through one or two or three of the trees. The nce taking an arrow, sent it entirely through the whole of the en, and the arrow entered the earth at some distance beyond, d broke into a hundred bits. Then they placed the figure of iron boar between the trees, and the prince shot his arrow right rough the seven, and where his arrow entered the ground beyond seventh, it penetrated down to the very bottom of the earth llow fountain), and there sprung up through the hole it made a -ing of water, which is called to this day the "Arrow Well." Then they placed seven iron jars of water at equal distances, d fastened lighted tow on the top of their arrow; they shot some ough one and some through two, without extinguishing the me; but the prince shot through the seven, and his arrow then on fire a grove of Sala trees beyond the seventh. Then the kya youths allowed themselves conquered also in this exercise. They then agreed to compete with the sword, as to who could ike the heaviest blow. Then one of them cut through one Talas e, another through two, but the prince cut through seven, and clean was his cut that the trees fell not until the Devas raised ierce wind, which caused the trees to fall to the ground. Then Sâkyas, who thought that the prince had not even cut through e tree, were convinced of his prowess and skill. (And so the test continues, in riding, wrestling, and boxing.) These various feats of skill and strength are to be found ong the sculptures of Boro Buddor, copies of which have been ently published by the Dutch Government. this day was conbled in mass, paid se; and even to d amongst them. e Siddartha has Now let us com "1 Now not far close together ot, some of their ; The the trees. the whole of the listance beyond, ual distances, 1. Then the und. cut through And so the o be found have been every sort of costly housing, and to tournament for the prince to return to The elephant, accordingly, was being when it so happened that Devadatta (through which it was proceeding). body, "Where is this elephant going? "The elephant is going to fetch Siddân to the city on its back." Then Devadatta, filled with envy victories in all the martial exercises elephant, and, seizing his trunk with I hand struck him one blow on the h ground, and then hurling him round t】 of life. Thus the elephant lay in front of t tants of the city could not enter or dep Devadatta had scarcely departed wher Nanda, approached, who, wishing to e able to do so on account of the carca the way. So he inquired of the people, this?" They replied, "None other th the elephant's trunk in his left hand, with one blow of his right." Then Nanda, considering the great astonished, yet, thought he, the carca way of the people who want to leave o the elephant's tail with his right ha seven paces behind the gateway. A little while after the Prince Royal to enter the same gate of the city, a lying as it was left by Nanda, he inqui killed this elephant ?" to which they one blow, killed him." Then the pr seemly thing to do." Then again he i him away from the gate?" The crow the carcase of the elephant may cause a nuisance, lying here close to the city." Thus thinking, he took the elephant with left hand, and raising it with his right hand, he hurled it rough the air beyond the seven gates and the seven ditches of è city, more than a krôsa's distance. Then the elephant, falling the ground, caused a deep indent, which up to the present ne is called the Elephant-ditch. Then the assembled multitude exclaimed, "Wonderful! wonful! what a strange and surpassing miracle is this;" and then ey added the following stanzas: "Devadatta indeed killed the elephant, And Nanda dragged it seven paces from the gate, At this time the great minister Mahânama, seeing the prowess 1 skill of the prince, repenting him of his former rash words, claimed, "(I said), 'The prince is unskilful in martial exercises, brought up softly within the palace, how then can I betroth him my daughter ?' But now I have witnessed his skill, and -ray him to accept my child in wedlock." At this time the prince, selecting a fortunate day, sent every ad of present of jewels and costly ornament to Yasôdharâ, whilst e, attended by five hundred dancing women, came to the Palace the prince, entering which they retired to the inner apartments, d there indulged themselves in every species of nuptial delight, the Gâtha says,— "Yasodharâ, the daughter of the great Minister, Whose fame was known in every land, Selecting a fortunate day for her marriage, Approached and entered within the royal precincts, sance, lying here he elephant with nd, he hurled it e seven ditches of elephant, falling p to the present § 2. At this time the world-honoured one enlightenment, was addressed by U honoured! Tatbâgata! how was it in gained the company of Yasôdharâ, n traction or family renown-or riches, by superiority in competition with yo dha replied, "Listen! Udâyi! and I w words! It was not only on this occasi session of Yasodharâ in marriage; but time. I remember, for instance, in ag tation, that there was a certain cunning in Benares, who had a daughter very her body perfectly formed, her eyes la were few in the world equal to her! S so happened that at this time there who had a son, who also was extremely And on a certain occasion this yout] before named, as she was looking out the dwelling where lived her father. than there was produced in his breast of nothing but his love, he returned abode, and there addressing his fath "In the house of So-and-So, a worker the daughter of the artizan, whom I desire to possess as my wife.' Then thus: You must not, by any means, a mechanic, or defile the threshold of if you want a wife, choose one from the: or of a nobleman, or at least of a respe the youth replied, 'It is no use my l I desire none other but this child of th not possess her I will put an end to m to live without her.' On this the pare would put an end to himself, went fo |