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was born, who was refulgent with the light of a hundred virtues, who was the adored of all regions, who bore on his person the thirty-two signs of greatness. Having beheld this he addrossed bis pupil Naradatta : t " Kuow ye, my pupil, that a precious jewel has beon produced in the Jambudvípa. In the great city of Kapila. vastu, in the house of king Suldhodna has been born a prince who is refulyont with the light of a hundred virtues, who is the adored of all regions, who bears on his body the thirty-two signs of greatness. Should be remain at hvire he will become a grunt sovereign, owner of a fourfold army, an emperor, victorious, virtuous, master of religiou, ruler of countries, possessed of great might, and endowed with the seven jewels, and these will be the boven jewels, viz., tbe jewel wheel, the jewel elephant, the jowel borse, the juwel ruly, the jewel wife, the jewel loril chamberlain, the jewel commander-in-chief. Uuto hin will be lorn a thousand sons, valorons, heroic, handsome, und oppressors of enemical armies. Ile will cunquer the whole circle of the earth to the brink of the ocean through his impartial (liscipline, his arins, bis religion, and his might, and reign over all with supremacy and power. Should lie, however, retire from urlan life to a hermitage, ho will become a Tathagata, an Arhat, it knower of the perfect kuowledge (8nm yak-sumbulilha), a leader of unfailing policy, a lawgiver, and a perfect Buddhu in this region. I should, therefore, proceed to see him."
Now, the great sage Asila, along with his nephew Naradatta, roso up like a goose in mid-air, and passed on to where the great city of Kapilavistu stood. Arrived there, he suppressed bis miraculous power, entered on fout the city, and, arriving at the house of king S'uddho lana, stood at the gate. There the divino sage (Devarshi) Asitasi saw hundreds of thousands of persone collected nar the gate. Thon, ap.proching the warder, he addressed bim, saying, "Do you go and inforto king S'uddhodaná, that a rage awaits at his door.”
"Be it so," roplied the warder and, then proceeding to where king S'uddhodada Was, joined his hands and waid, “Be it known
