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INTRODUCTION.
thoma, Hamm advised his brother to take refugo with Strapala king of a hour town, who would give him protection; ho then fought his enemiod of whom ho killed a great many, but at laat ho fell and died. (94.) Paramaharasa went to Surapala who granted him his protection. Soon after, the host of pursuere arrived and demanded the delivery of their enemy. The king, however, did not give up his protege, but proposed that & disputation should be held, and if their speaker should vanquish him, he might do with him as it proper in such casou. Tho Buddhists agreed under the condition that their opponent should remain behind & curtain, because they would not look at the face of one so infamous. The epsuing disputation was ognduoted, on the side of the Buddhists, by their Skeanadovatá, who was invisible and spoke from the mouth of a pitcher. When the disputation had gone on for some days, Paramahamsa despaired and invoked Ambå, the Šásanadevatå of his gana. She told him who had, all the time, apokon against him, and advised him how to act in the disputation. He was thus en. abled to reduce his opponents to silence; then lifting the custain he smashed the pitcher and charged the opponent with fraudulent behaviour. The king, conscious of the sinister intention of the Buddhists, said to them, he who after van. quishing mg in battle will take hold of him, may do so without fault.' Then he gave Paramahamsa a wink, who thousing his meaning flod as quiok as possible; he was, however, closely pursued by horsemen whom he oluded the following trick. Seeing & washerman at work he persuaded him to get away as a midden attack was coming, and he himself resumed his work. Wenn á borseman enquired of him whether he had seen some. ond bn that road, he pointed out the washerman at a great distance. The soldiers made the washerman prisoner and then returned. Paramahamas having thus put off his pursuers pro ceeded in his journey and after a few days reached Citrakota where he mot Haribhadra. He told him what he and Hamsa had done; but when he had related his brother's death, he was so ovefoome with grief that his heart burst and he died. (122.) Haribhadra was deeply afflicted by the loss of his pophows and pupile. Ho conceived an intense hatred of the Buddhists and
• The toxt is corrupt in this place. A similar situation is denoribed in Paribiota Parvan, vii, 276fl.
