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PRINCE MÈHA
113 that long night, Prince Meha could not shut his eye even for a moment. 1. 56. Then the following thought occurred to Prince Meha, "Truly, I am Prince Meha, son of King Seniga by his Queen Dháriņí. As long as I lived a householder's life, the Niggantha Ascetics used to recognise and honour me; but since the time I entered the monastic Order, the Niggantha Ascetics do not recognise or honour me. In addition to that, the Niggantha Ascetics, at night in the first and latter part of it (down to) stumble against me, and I could not shut my eye even for a moment. It is meet for me, therefore, to-morrow when the night breaks into day, taking permission of the Ascetic, the Lord Mahávíra, to lead again a householder's life. With this resolution he passed that night--a copy of hell-with his heart full of sorrow, pain, and agony. The next morning when the night broke into day, he came to the Ascetic, the Lord Mahávíra (down to) stood waiting on him.
57. Then the Ascetic, the Lord Mahávíra addressed Prince Meha as 'Meha' and said, "Surely in the first and latter parts of the night, being kicked by the Niggantha Ascetics, who went out or came in for lessons or enquiries (down to you resolved to lead again a householder's life. Is it really a fact ?!!.
“Yes, sir, it is a fact.”
"Truly, Meha, you , were in your third birth from this the king of elephants near the foot of the Veyaddha mountain. There, once upon a time, in the time of the hot weather, in the month of Jyesh tha
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