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devoid of shame and fortune, who abandoning maiden Somā, my daughter,-although no fault was seen in her or shortcoming and she was full mature,-has shaved his head [until] has entered the order. Hence it is indeed better for me to wreak my spite on Prince Gayasukumala." Thus he pondered, looked about, took moist clay and approached Friar Gayasukumāla, made the raised-up sides on the head with clay, took in a pot-shred from burning pyres the burning coals of Khadira-wood, like blooming kims'uka -flowers, threw them on the head of Friar Gayasukumala, departed quickly thence, being frightened [5] and direction whence he had
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Then in the body of Friar Gayasukumāla there arose pain, fiery [until] intolerable. He bore the pain fiery [etc.] not even with mind becoming wrathful against Brahmana Somila. Then in Friar Gayasukumāla, enduring thus the pain fiery [etc.] and entering the eighth Apuvva-Karana stage which scatters the dirt of work by means of the destruction of the hindering works, in a blessed mood of the soul and with fine resolution, there arose absolute knowledge and vision.
