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LALITY-YISTARA.
The Bulliisattva then said, “ Let you put the sun, and I shall work it."
Thon Sakya youth set a sum, but could not defeat the Bodhisattvil. Then two, i brre, five, ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fiity and even all the five hundred simultancourly set gnestions to hin, but could not confound the Bodhisattva, for ho solve them all.
The Bodhisattva then said, “Enough, enough of this dispute ; now all of you tive laundred sivuld together frame your quustion, and I shall solve it."
Therei pion all the live hundred S ákya youths set a question with an illustratun, but the Rodhisattva immediately and casily solved it. Thus were all the S'ákya youtlu overcome by the Bellisattva. The astrologer councilor Arjuna was struck with wonderly this, and recited these verses :
"Tu calculation he has established himself foreniost among these five hundred youths; he is sure soon to acquiro perfect proticioncy in Boddhi knowledge. (1)
“ Such is his learning and understanding, such his wisdom, memory and intellegenee, that even I, who am thoroughly profunt in learniny, should still learn froin him." (2) .
All the Sákyay tareil with wonder and astonishment, and in die yeke burst forth “Victory! Victory attends this l'rince Survoirtha silethal All of them then rose from their seats andi, harm with folder hands saluted the Buddhisattva, thus addressed king Suullhodana ; " Thou hast, M árája, attained the highest blessing, since your son has so qnickly, so readily and so smartly solved all the questions."
Then king S'uddhodlana enynired of the Bodhisattva, "Can you, my loy, enter into competition in calculation and order of rochoning with Arjuna, the astrologer councilor ?"
The Prince replied, “Let him proceed."
Then Arjuna, the astrologer councilor, asked the prince, “Do you, Prince, know the order of reckoning after a kotis'ata ?” (Numeration table). .
“1 do," replied the l'rince.
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