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loose flowers, made redolent with the incense of pills and pas tilles, set off with pitchers full of water and plantain trees arranged in rows; many-coloured awnings were hung up everywhere, and net-works decorated with jewelled bells and garlands were hung up. The fourfold army was set in array, and attendants were ready for the decoration of the Prince's apartments.
The Prince started for the garden by the eastern gate, attended by a large retinue. Now, through the grace of the Bodhisattva and the devise of the Devaputras of the class S'uddhávásakayika, there appeared in front, in that road, au emaciated, old, decrepit person; his body was covered with promiment veins; he was toothless, covered with flabby tendons, and grey-haired he was humped his mouth was sunkeu; he was broken down, diseased and leaning on a staff. He had long pased his youth; there was a rattling, cough in his throat; hent forward by the weight of his body, he was leaning on a staff with the weight of his body and members.
Thongh knowing what the sight meant, the Bodhisattva thus questioned the charateer:
"Who is this weak, powerless man, with dried-up flesh, blood and skin, prominent veins, whitened head, scattered teeth, and emaciated body, painfully tottering en, lening on a staff?"
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The charioteer replied:
"Lord, this is a person overpowered by age (decay, juré; his organs are feeble; be is in pain, and his strength and vigour are gone. Abandoned by his friends, he is helpless and unfit for work, like wood abandoned in a forest."
The Bodhisattva said:
"Correctly explain, chariotee, if this be the peculiarity of his tribe, or is it the condition of the whole world? Quickly
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