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STORIES OF RAUHINEYA AND OTHERS
from his lips are blessed. Those who have received enlightenment at his lotus-like feet and have had recourse to the twelvefold duties of a householder, they indeed are blessed. Whoever attained complete self-control from his favor, they are praise-worthy, they are to be praised. Constant reverence to them! If the Master purifies Vitabhaya by his wandering, then I shall be satisfied, when I have taken the vow of mendicancy at his feet."
We,238 knowing that, Abhaya, from a desire to help him set out from the city Campa and stopped in his city. After he had paid homage to us and had listened to a sermon, he went to his house and reflected as follows, in accordance with his quality of discernment:
'If I, desiring to take the vow, give the kingdom to my son Abhici, I shall compel him to be an actor in the play of worldly existence. For those who know wise conduct affirm that a kingdom ends in hell. Therefore, I shall not give it to my son. If I did give it to him, I would not be his benefactor.' So Udayana at once transferred the glory of the kingdom to his nephew Keśin, as the sun transfers its heat to fire. The king granted many villages, mines, cities, et cetera to the god Jivantasvāmin for the sake of pūjās. Then King Kesin held his departure-festival and Udayana took mendicancy under us. From the day of his vow he emaciated himself, as well as diminishing his karma, by penances of two-, three-, four-, five-day fasts. Having given away the royal majesty like straw, he attained pure asceticism. With this account, the last royal sage, Udayana, has been celebrated for you, Abhayakumāra."
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