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LALITA-VISTARA. “The noble one should be endowed with beauty and youth, but not proud of her beauty; such a benevolent one should have her raother and sister living; she should be benevolent, and disposed to give alms to Srananas and Bráhmaņas. Fatbor, wed me to such a paiden. (5)
“She who has no ill-repute, no fault, no wickedness, no envy, no affectation, no evil eyes; who evinces no affection for a stranger even in her dream ; who is always satisfied with her own husband, always self-controlled and careful; (6)
« who is never proud, nor iil-behaved, nor impudent ; who, though devoid of vanity, is never slavish; nor addicted to drink, lust,, food, sound and smell; never begging ; always contuut with her own; (7)
"abiding in truth ; never fidgety, nor blundering, nor impudent, nor remaining demuru iu her veil; not eager to attend public show's; always devoted to religion ; ever pure in body, speech and inini; (8)
"yaver given to langour; full of prosperity; not deludled by vanity; considerate, engaged in good works; always attentive to religivas duties; dutifully respectful to her father-in-law and her mother-in-law; loving her maids and dopendants like hersof; (!)
“well versell in th: rules of the S'ástras; expert as a public woman, retiring to bed and rising therefrom before ber lord; devoted to her friends; without deception like a mother ;-such should be the maiden, O king, whom I should marry." (10)
Now, Bhiksbns, kung S'uddhodana, having read these verses, thus alleressed the family priest": "Do you, great Brahmana, proceed to the great city of Kapilavastu, and, entoring evory house, cxamine all the maidens. Whosoever has these qualities, whether she be a Kshatriya, or a Brahmana, or a Vais'ya, or a Súdra's daughter, report her to me."
“But why this latitude ?"
“Because the Prince is not anxious about race, or liacage, but alout quality."
