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The Last Five Upangas [ I. Lect. 1.
34. Then on the third day, the parents of that boy performed 'Chanda-sūra-darisanam' or the rite of showing the moon and the sun to a new-born child, and when the twelfth day arrived they gave the boy this name of the following description true to its meaning: "As the tip of the finger of this our boy, who was thrown away on a lonely dung-hill, was wounded by the sharp edge of the cock's feather, therefore let 'Kuniya' (one with contracted finger, on account of the wound caused by the peacock's feather) be the name of this our son." Then in due course the "Thiivadiya❜ -a rite performed at the birth of a sonlasting for ten nights (here his decription is to be given exactly as in the case of Meha (Meghkumara) in the Nãyaddhammakahão, down to) passes his time happily in the upper palace. (Here the presentation of gifts containing eight articles of every possible things to him is also to be described. )
35. Then at a certain time when it was mid-night (and so forth, down to ) a thought of the following description occurred to him : "Truly, indeed, on account of the obstruction from king Seniya I am not able to enjoy and protect this beautiful kingdom myself. It is better, therefore, to
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