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FO-SHO-HING-TSAN-KING.
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the son of Suddhodana, and his virtuous wife Yasodhara, I74
As time went on, growing to full estate, their child Rahula was born; and then Suddhodana raga considered thus, 'My son, the prince, having a son born to him, 175
•The affairs of the empire will be handed down in succession, and there will be no end to its righteous government; the prince having begotten a son, will love his son as I love him, 176
‘And no longer think about leaving his home as an ascetic, but devote himself to the practice of virtue; I now have found complete rest of heart, like one just born to heavenly joys.' 177
Like as in the first days of the kalpa, Rishi-kings by the way in which they walked), practising pure and spotless deeds, offered up religious offerings, without harm to living thing, 178
And illustriously prepared an excellent karma, so the king excelling in the excellence of purity ?, in family and excellency of wealth, excelling in strength and every exhibition of prowess, 179
Reflected the glory of his name through the world, as the sun sheds abroad his thousand rays. But now, being the king of men (or, a king among men), he deemed it right to exhibit his son's (prowess), 180
For the sake of his family and kin, to exhibit him; to increase his family's renown, his glory spread so high as even to obtain the name of God begotten;' and having partaken of these heavenly joys, 181
1 Or, loving his son, and loving me also.
• We have here a succession of lines in which there is a play on the word excellency' (shing), or victorious' (gina).
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