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" When near the wihilra, the disciples put the litter upon the ground, whilst they washed themselves in the tank. The eagerness of Dewa- datta to see Budha was so great, that he rose from the litter, though he had been unable to move for some time previous ; but when he put bis foot to the ground, flames came from the Awichi hell, and enwrapped his body in their folds ; first his feet, then to his middle, and at last to his shoulder. In terror be cried out, '^ Take me, children ; take me ; I am the brother- in-law of Budha. Oh Budha ! though I have done all these things against thee, for the sake of our relationship, save me ;" He also repeated a stanza in praise of Budha, by which he received the assistance of the three gems, which will benefit him eventually ;* though he now went to hell and received a burning body, 1,600 miles high. * In a future birth, Dewadatta will become the Pas^ Budha Sattissara. VII. LEGENDS OF G(5tAMA BUDUA. 341 46. The HiBtary of Frinoe SunahMta, The Licbawi prince Sunakbita became a priest of Badba aad ministered to bim. One day be went to tbe sage to enquire wbat be mast do to receive divine eyes, and be was informed. By tbis means be was enabled to obtain tbe eyes for wbicb be wisbed, and to see tbe glories of tbe d6wa-16kas. Soon after- wards be enquired wbat be must do to obtain divine ears, tbat be migbt bear tbe voices of tbe dewas ; but Budba did not inform bim, as be saw tbat in a former birtb be bad made a priest deaf by striking bim on tbe ear, wbicb would prevent bim from now receiving tbis gift. At tbis tbe priest became angry, and tbougbt, " I am a prince, as well as Budba ; if I acquire tbe gift I seek, I, like bim, sball be omniscient ; it is on tbis account be refuses to g^ve me tbe information." He, tberefore, went to Budba, and informed bim tbat be was about to leave bim. Tbe great teacber enquired if it was on account of anytbing be bad ever said ; but be replied tbat it was not ; it was because be would not give bim tbe information be wisbed to receive. Budba told bim tbat if all be wisbed to know were declared to bim, it would not enable bim to become a rabat. Tbe priest tben said tbat be must proclaim to tbe citizens tbat tbe power of Budba bad passed away. But tbe sage told bim, '* Tbe citizens on bearing it will say, Tbe same moutb tbat formerly declared bimself unable to proclaim tbe excellencies of tbe tbree gems, now speaks against tbem, because be bas not tbe power to keep tbe precepts ; be wisbes to become a laic. Tbus tbe people will find out your design, but will continue to trust in tbe dbarmma.*' At one time Budba went witb tbe alms-bowl to tbe village called IJturu ; and to tbe same place went Sunakbdta and otber Licbawi princes. In tbis village were K6rakbatti, a tirttaka, and Balu, an ascetic. Tbe tirttaka crept on bis bands and feet ; toucbed notbing witb bis band, but took all tbings up witb bis moutb ; even drank witbout using big baud ; and lay in asbes. Tbe prince tbougbt, wben be saw bim, '^ Tbis man bas no clotbes; be takes bis food from the ground witbout using an alms-bowl ; were be to beponxe a priest, tbe rest of us would be put to sbame (by bis superior self-denicj)." Budba, perceiving tbat be fol- lowed just after wbafcever be saw, tbat he bad no stability, f^ked bim why be tboagbt thus foolishly ; but Sunakbita sup. 342 A MANUiO- OF BUDHISM. posed that it was becanse the sage was covetoas of the rahatship he spoke to him in this maimer. '^ I am covetoas," said Badha, '* that men and d6was should possess the rahatship ; it was for this that I fulfilled the piramitas ; I have no wish whatever to confine the privileges of the rahatship to myself. You, indeed, appear to think that you are already arahat ; you must leave this error, or it will bring to you great sorrow. In six days the ascetic will die, and will become the astir Kdlakancha, with a body twelve miles in height, but without flesh and blood, and like a scarecrow ; his eyes will be on the top of his head, like those of a crab, so that when he seeks his food he will have to bend himself to find it ; and you are at liberty to make enquiries from himself relative to those things." After Budha had returned to the ynMra, Sunakhita went to K6rakhatti, and informing him what the toge had said, told him to be careful relative to the food he ate, lest some disease should be caused, and he should die; by attending to these things they might prove that Budha had spoken an untruth. When the tirttaka heard this, he lifted up his head from the ashes among which he was Ijing ; and said that G(5tama had declared these things on account of the enmity he bore him ; but that the words of an enemy were not to be regarded, and he should not on account of these things alter his usual course. However, as Sunakhdta entreated him to take warning, lie remained six days without food. On the seventh day his followers thought, *' Our teacher has not been near us for six days; he must be sick. They, therefore, prepared some pork, and took it to the place where be was, and put it down on the ground near him. At the sight of it he said, ** I must eat it, die or not die ; " so he tdsq up, and resting on his elbows and knees, he ate it ; but he was unable to digest it, and died the same night, becoming an astir as Budha had said. Though he thus died, his friends thought that they would still prove the falsity of G6tama's declaration, and for this purpose took his body to another place to bury him ; but they were not able. As they were carrying him through Kirana- thamba the bier broke, and they were obliged to leave him there. Thus two of the declarations of Budha were proved to be correct ; and to ascertain the truth of the third, he went to the body, and the body said to him " I am the asiir Kalakancha.'* After this he went to the wihara, and when Budha asked him if Vn. LEGENDS OF G(5tama budha. 343 all things had not happened according to his prediction, he con- fessed that thej had. ** Then/* said Bndha, '* why do jon tell others that I have not the power of working miracles ? " At the time that Budha resided in the Maha-wana wih4ra near Wis414, there was a oelehrated tirttaka called Kalaranamat- thaka, who had many followers. There were seven sil, or precepts, that he observed, to this effect: — never to put on clothes ; never to approach a woman ; never to eat flesh, or rice ; never to go further from Wis&la than the Ud^na d6wala, on the east side; nor further than the G(5fcama d6wala, on the south side ; nor further than the Satamba d6w41a on the west side ; nor further than the Bahuputraka d6w&la on the north side. The citizens brought him many offerings. Sunakhata went to him, and asked him about the three signs, the impermanency, misery, and unreality of all things ; but the tirttaka said that he had no time to answer such questions, and was angry with him. Now as the prince thought he was a great rahat, he asked his pardon, and promised no more to offend ; but when he returned to Budha, the sage asked him if he did not boast much of his honourable descent ; and when he enquired why he asked this question, Budha said, " Did not you ask pardon of the tirttaka, because you dreaded his wrath ? " ** If you follow that sceptic,*' said he, " you will come to destruction ; in a little time he will break aU his precepts and die.*' The declaration of Budha was true, as all that he had said came to pass. There was another noted tirttaka, called Pathika, who said, ^^ GKStama is a famous reasoner ; I am the same ; I must argue with him ; if he be sixteen miles off, he must come eight miles, and I will go eight, to the place of contest ; were either of us to exceed this distance, even by a single footstep, the person so doing would lose; if GKStama exhibits two wonders, I will exhibit four; I will double the wonders he exhibits, however many they may be." When the citizens heard that he had bo spoken, they showed him great favour. Sunakhata also went to him, and told him not to be afraid, as he was the minister of Budha, and knew that the tirttaka would be able to exceed him in the number of his miracles.