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increased the crowd of music women, the sounds of merriment twice louder than aforetime, 237
If by these sounds and sights (the prince) might be gratified; and indulging worldly feelings, might not hate his home. Night and day the charm of melody increased, but his heart was still unmoved by it. 238
The king himself then went forth to observe everything successively, and to make the gardens even yet more attractive, selecting with care the attendant women, that they might excel in every point of personal beauty; 239
Quick in wit and able to arrange matters well, fit to ensnare men by their winning looks; he placed additional keepers along the king's way, he strictly ordered every offensive sight to be removed, 240
And earnestly exhorted the illustrious coachman, to look well and pick out the road as he went. And now that Deva of the pure abode, again caused the appearance of a dead man; 241
Four persons carrying the corpse lifted it on high, and appeared (to be going on) in front of Bodhisattva; the surrounding people saw it not, but only Bodhisattva and the charioteer ; 242
(Once more) he asked, 'What is this they carry ? with streamers and flowers of every choice description, whilst the followers are overwhelmed with grief, tearing their hair and wailing piteously.' 243
And now the gods instructing the coachman, he replied and said, 'This is a “dead man," all his powers of body destroyed, life departed; his heart without thought, his intellect dispersed; 244
His spirit gone, his form withered and decayed; stretched out as a dead log; family ties broken
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