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LALITA-FISTARA. expounders of dreams in his court failed to interpret the dreams, The Dovaputra who had cnused the dreams then appeared in court in disguine, and expounded the dreame, the exposition in substance being that the Prince would rcuounce tho world. Beal's Romantic Legend,' pp. 111. f.
2. Then thret palnces fitted for use in different reasons were errcled, p. 253. The Romantic Legend' interpolates the palaces in its account of the Prince's attaining his majority. See ants, Note 1, p. 217. So duce the Siamese text, which describes tho palaces and their decorations in some detail. Alabaster's 'Wheel of the Law,' pp. 119 et seq.
3. The Bolhisattra ordered the charioteer, "quickly get the chariot rrady, I propose to go to the garden," p. 256. The Romantic Legem aocounts for the desire to go to the garden by saying that the Devautua T's-Ping so maened the songs of the ladies in the palace that they all related to the charins of the garden in midspring, and they created a lovging for outdoor recreation. Beal's
Romantic Leand,'pp. 107, 116. The droam is spoutaneous according to Bigandot.
4. Nore on the serenth day the wile town was decoruted, p. 256.
This is it rrpciition of the preparations made for the tournament, (ante, p. 203).
6. Lord, this is a person orerpoucred by age, p. 257. The reply of the chariote, according to the Buulbs-cbarita,' in this, as in the Bubsequent cases, was inspired by the Divaputra. (Beal's version, p. 33 ) It wuuli nisu have it that tbe sights seen were visible only to the Prince and his charioteer, but not to the retinuo of the Prince (p. 36).
6. 7. The Bodhisattva caused the chariot to be turned back, and returned to the place', p. 559. 'The Boddhisattra on another occasion, startel with a large retinue for the gurden, by the northern gate, p. 339. 'i'be return and depart uro, according to the Buddhacharita,' did not take place as stated here. "The charioteer, remenubering tine king's shortation, feared nuch nor dared go back; straight forward then he pressed his panting steeds, passed onward to the gardens, (came to) the groves and babbling streams of crysial water, the ploubunt trees, spread out with gaudy verdure." The ladies in
