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Vivāgasuyam, many friends and relatives and having taken his bath ( and so forth, down to ) and having decorated himself with all kinds of ornaments ate that abundant food (4) and wine (6) and became intoxicated. Then that king Mahabbala summoned his family-men and having done so spoke to them thus: “Oh, you beloved of the gods ! go and shut up the gates of the city of Purimatāla and capture Abhaggasena, the leader of thieves, alive and bring him to me." Then those family-men having folded their hands (and so forth, down to responded to him, and shut up the gates of the city of Parimatāla and captured Abhaggasena, the leader of thieves, alive and brought him to king Mahabbala. Then that king Mahabbala has thus got Abhaggasena, the leader of thieves, to be brought as an offender in this manner (as described above. $ 16). In this way.oh, Goyama ! Abhaggasepa, the leader of thieves, experiences (here the rest to be supplied, down to ) the fruits of acts done previously.”
Then Goyama asked : “Oh, Venerable Sir! where will Abhaggasena, the leader of thieves, go after his death at the time of surcease ? Where will he be re-born ?” Then the Samana replied : " Oh, Goyama, Abhaggasena, the leader of thieves, having completed h:s long life of thirty-seven years and being impaled on this very day when one third of the day will still remain to pass, having met with death at the time of surcease
