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look on men without bating each other, he shall be the aco... plisher of his object. (9)
“So that all fires may be quenched, and the rivers may nila come calm, and the earth may rcel gently, be shall be the kn.in of the truth." (10)
Then, Bhikslius, on the seventh night after the birth of the Bodhisattva, Máyáilevi departed this life. After her demise she was born among the Thirty-three Devas. Now, Bhikshus, it might occur to you that it was through the fault of the Bodhisattva she died. But you should nut think so.
"And why?
Because the span of her life was so ordained. The mothers of all former Bodhisattvas also died on the seventh night after their ronfinement.
" And what was the cause of that?"
Because on the delivery of the well-grown Bodhisattva with all his organs complete his another's heart splits.
Now, Bhikshus, the Bodhisattva entered the great city of Kapilavastu with a retinue millionfold greater than that with which Máyúdeví had seven days previously issued forth therefrom to retire to the garden. On his entry five thousand pitchers filled with sounteil stream water were carried before him. Tive thousand maidens, holding peacock's tail chouries, marched before him. live thousand maidens, holding palm-leaf lans, marched before him. Five thousand maidens, holding sponted urns full of arvmatie water, marched before him, sprinkling the water on the roail. Mive thousand maidens, holding pieces of chintz,89 marchel bufore him. Five thousand maidens, holding fresh, variegated, long garlands, marched before him. Five thousand maidens, holding appropriate jewelled ornaments, marched before him, purifying the road. Five thousand maidens, carrying appropriate chairs, marched before him. Then five hundred thousand Brálmans, holding bella walked in procession before him, ringing auspicious musid. Twenty thousand elephants, arrayed in beautiful ornaments, marched before him. Twenty thousand borses, richly
