________________ IV TILTI ΠΑΠΑΛΑ (THE STORY OF SHRIPALA) Translation Having Contemplated in the lotus - like heart the Nino Dignities such as the Arhat etc. I shall speak a little about the most ele. vated greatness of the Siddba-Chakra (or The Circle of the Sacred On98). (1) Here in the continent of Jambu, in the middle part of the Southern Bharatardha, there is the country named Magadhe prosper. ons with abundant wealth and corn, well-known to the (people of the) world. (3) Where originated the Tirtha (or the FourFold Religion ) of the Lord Vira which spread in the world. The. Gitartbas (or the great sages) propound that place to be a special place of pilgrimage. (3) In that Magadha country there is an excellent city named Rajagriha, the boundarylines of which are well-decorated by the mountains Vaibhara and Vipula. (4)
