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The sister said,
"He is at home".
"Call him hither at once",
said the monk.
When Nala ka came to him, the monk said,
"My dear child'. A son has been born to King Suddhodana. He is the Buddha in the making. Thirty-five years from now, he will become the Buddha, and you are lucky enough to be able to witness it. So I wish, renounce this very day".
Thought the boy,
"Though I am born in a household which possesses a huge treasure worth 87 crores, my maternal uncle does not desire me to be entangled in this source of evil.
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So he ordered to be brought from the market a saffron robe and a clay bowl. He tonsured his hairs and shaved his beard, and put on the monastic robe. Then he said,
זיי
get initiated in the name of one who is the best among men in the world".
Uttering these words, he paid his obeisances to the Bodhisattva by folding hands and bowing five limbs. Then he put the earthen bowl in a bag, hung it from his shoulder and became settled in the Himalayas observing the conduct and practices of a śramana. To anticipate the story of the later part of his life, after Tathagata had become a Buddha, he came to him, received instructions from him, and went back to his seat in the Himalayas. There he became an arhat and attained the most exquisite state. (After this event), he lived for seven months, and then, he entered into an exclusive nirvana in a standing posture.
Question on the Future
On the fifth day, the Bodhi-sattva was given a bath from his head down. The naming ceremony was performed.
