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OONTENTS. the wrong man. The king then resolved to kill his brother. He visited him in the morning and listened to his homily. Returning in the dark of the night he struck off the head of Jaya with his sword. The other monks who witnessed his death, fled to Sanatkumāra and told him what had happened. Jaya's soul ascended to the heaven Anata ; while Vijaya, on his death, descended to the hell Pankaprabhā. 405, 3.
SIXTH BHAVA.
(Dharana and Lakşmi) In the town of Mākandı where Kalamegha was king, there lived the merchant Bandhudatta; his wife was Haraprabha. The soul of Jaya descended to her womb on the expiration of his divine existence. That night she had a dream which foretold the future prosperity of her chill: she saw tho goddess Sri entering her body. In due time she gave birth to a boy who was named Dharaṇa after his grandfather. He grew up and became very learned, being a padānusărin .407, 20.
The soul of Vijaya was reborn as Lakşmi, daughter of the merchant Kárttika in Mākandı. She was married to Dharana whom she regarded with the hatred inherited from her former birth. 408,11.
Once in the spring Dharana was driving towards the park, when Devanandin a young merchant, was returning from it. Their carriages met in the narrow city-gate, and as neither would withdraw his carriage, the whole traffic was blocked up. The authorities of the town, being informed of the quarrel of the young men, commissioned four proper persons to rebuke them for their vain pride; as neither of them haul acquired wealth by his own exertions, not done anything worthy of praise, both should withdraw their carriages. Devanandin acquiesced in their command, bat Dharana made the following proposal. He and Devanandin shuuld, with an equal capi. tal gach, trade sroad for a whole year, and the one who acquired the greater riches, should have precedenco of the other at the city-gate. This proposal being accepted, a detailed doou. ment was drawn up, signed by both parties, sealed, and deposit. ed in the store-house of the town. Both of them were furnished
