^104:2 The verses 38-53 are apparently a later addition because (1) the subject treated in them is not connected with that of the foregoing part, and (2) they are composed in a different metre.

^105:1 These are the five Samitis, see above, p. 50.

^105:2 Polla or pulla, explained antah-sushira 'hollow in the middle.'

^105:3 Ayantita = ayantrita. My translation is but conjectural. Perhaps the regular coins are not meant, but stamped lumps of metal, which were current long before coins were introduced.

^105:4 Literally, 'the flag of the seers;' the broom &c. are meant.

^105:5 Kuhedavigga.

^106:1 Nirasava = nirasrava. For the asravas, see <page 55>, note .

TWENTY-FIRST LECTURE.

SAMUDRAPALA.

In Kampa there lived a Sravaka, the merchant Palita, who was a disciple of the noble and venerable Mahavira. (1)

As a Sravaka he was well versed in the doctrines of the Nirgranthas. Once he went by boat to the town of Pihunda on business. (2)

A merchant gave him his daughter while he was doing business in Pihunda. When she was big with child, he took her with him on his returning home. (3)

Now the wife of Palita was delivered of a child at sea; as the boy was born at sea (samudra), he was named Samudrapala. (4)

Our merchant, the Sravaka, went leisurely to Kampa, to his house; in his house the boy grew up surrounded by comfort. (5)

He studied the seventy-two arts, and acquired knowledge of the world ; he was in the bloom of

youth, and had a fine figure and good looks. (6) His father procured him a beautiful wife, Rupini, with whom he amused himself in his pleasant palace, like a Dogundaga god . (7)

Once upon a time he saw from the window of his palace a man sentenced to death, dressed for execution, on his way to the place of execution. (8)

Agitated by what he saw, Samudrapala spoke thus: 'Of wicked actions this is the bad result.' (9)

He became enlightened at once, the venerable man, and he was immensely agitated; he took leave of his parents, and entered the state of houselessness. (10)

Abandoning the great distress to which the worldly are liable, the great delusion, and whatever causes fear, one should adopt the Law of monks , the vows, the virtues, and the (endurance of) calamities. (11)

One should keep the five great vows, viz. not to kill, to speak the truth, not to steal, to be chaste, to have no property whatever; a wise man should follow the Law taught by the Ginas. (12)

A monk should have compassion on all beings, should be of a forbearing character, should be restrained and chaste, and abstaining from everything sinful; he should live with his senses under control. (13)

Now and then he should travel in one country,