Book Title: Lalit Vistara
Author(s): Rajendralala Mitra
Publisher: Asiatic Society

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________________ CHAPTER XIT, CHAPTER XIV TILE DREAM. Kings'uti na ram. Tis enquire about the l'rince. The one there paluing to be alt for lant chajment, and suti Narus. The Prince propoore to go to 1. sarilch. The lusit.. worth the initumstanou to the hing. 1 Inch a procenation, and the rangebot for the print "The l'rinco Reus un uldu in the 'The iconi prorsul, in rernu of which has 8408 I diseacl p n. The third potention, in conne of which uses a curpae. The fourth proin, in course v! which len na hermit. Heuring of this Account the king further inngtine the fortification, ils , nnd directs constant jubilatu in timpulace. Confirmiutory Goth. Nuw, Blikshus, the Bodhisattva, having been thus uxhorted by the Devajutri, revonlel this dietin! to the hmy Suchillindana. When the king. Suddbedano was usirer, ho saw a line dream that at the end of the night the Bedhisattva, surrounded by a large followmg of Devas, was issuing forth from the palace, and that, after coming out, he had accuptod the ovudition of an 'ascetic and had put on an ochre-coloured garh. Waking up, he quickly enquired of the warder in aliendance, "Ttbe triuce in the zenuna P" The warder replied, "Yes, sire." The spoar of unguish pierred the heart of the king welling in the inner apartment. He sat this and other premonitory signs that the Prince for certain will depart. Now it occurred to him, surely the Prince should no longer be permitted to visit the garder; he should always entertain himself hero amidst the ladies. Then three palaces fitted for use in different senions were ereoted by the king S'uddhodana for the entertainment of the Prince; the,,summor palace, the autumn palaco, and the winter palace. The summer palace was delightfully coul; the autunan

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