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CHAPTER XIV.
the garden aurrounded the Prince and triod their utmost, by the ditu play of their nmorous arts and other fascinations, to ontertain the Prince, but failed. The Princo remained unmovod. láyi, the minister's son, then came to hiin, and argue with him at great length in order to divert him froni liis mournful mood. Tlo sprcially adverted to the instances of Visvátra, Agaatra, Gautama, Sankha, Indra, Vribaspati, Pansara, Kavanga and other great Bráhmanio saints who had succumbed to the charnis of the Inir sex. The Prince, however, was greatly superior to him in dialecties, and completely defeated him. The Tulies, failing to entertain the Prince, retined to the city in share and worrow, and the garden was deserted by all others, the l'rince huelf came back, deeply innersed in painful thoughts. Beat's Buddhi-charita' pp. 37-40.
8. Directed to the junction the timo ryer, p 210. According to the Yogis, the best way to prevent the mind from wandering Juring meditation is to the age directed towards the tip nb the nose; but here the bridge of the Wise is preferred, though it is not always viible. ny translation of Pataggala, p. 22.
9. The Bodhiantine coured his charmt ly be turned back, and. returned to the puler, p. 26). The Buddha-charita' bas given quito a different version. According to it the orcamion is that of the ploughing inte! (aphs, J.. 1:01, when the Prince, after reving tho exercises of the busbaudmen, retired to a corner and took his sent under a jambu tree. A llevaput sa cun tu him in the disguise of a Bhikshu, and lectured him vu the vanity of the world. On his way back from the garden the Prince net his kinsmen aud friends "all of whom, joined in relationship, dreaded the pain of separation." Hearing the words "separation and enrocktion" his mind turned towards her. mitage, and he repaired to his father, to obtain his permission to retire from the world. (Boal's version, pp. 47 to 52.) The Burmone version gires a different turn to the story. According to it sbe Prince was returning from the ploughing match in great poinp and state, and when he entered the city, a princesa, "named Kujant Gautami, was contemplating from her aparlıuonts this triumphant entrance of Phralnong into the city. She admired the noblo and graceful deportment of Prince Meidunt, and excluimed with foeling of inoxprefaible delight, Happy the father wud mother wbo bwser
| SR No. | 011126 |
| Book Title | Lalit Vistara |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Rajendralala Mitra |
| Publisher | Asiatic Society |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 292 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 18 MB |