destroyed, you now have risen far above both gods and men.  You might have kept the holy state of a Kakravartin monarch; but no such good as this would have resulted.”  Thus his words of praise concluded, filled with increased reverence and religious love, he who occupied the honored place of a royal father, bowed down respectfully and did obeisance.  Then all the people of the kingdom, beholding Buddha’s miraculous power, and having heard the deep and excellent law, seeing, moreover, the king’s grave reverence, with clasped hands bowed down and worshipped.  Possessed with deep portentous thoughts, satiated with sorrows attached to lay-life, they all conceived a wish to leave their homes.  The princes, too, of the Sakya tribe, their minds enlightened to perceive the perfect fruit of righteousness, entirely satiated with the glittering joys of the world, forsaking home, rejoiced to join his company.  Ananda, Nanda, Kin-pi, Anuruddha, Nandupananda, with Kundadana, all these principal nobles and others of the Sakya family, from the teaching of Buddha became disciples and accepted the law.  The sons of the great minister of state, Udayin being the chief, with all the royal princes following in order became recluses.  Moreover, the son of Atali, whose name was Upali, seeing all these princes and the sons of the chief minister becoming hermits, his mind opening for conversion, he, too, received the law of renunciation.  The royal father seeing his son possessing the great qualities of Riddhi, himself entered on the calm flowings of thought, the gate of the true law of eternal life.  Leaving his kingly estate and country, lost in meditation, he drank sweet dew.  Practising his religious duties in solitude, silent and contemplative he dwelt in his palace, a royal Rishi.  Tathagata following a peaceable life, recognized fully by his tribe, repeating the joyful news of religion, gladdened the hearts of all his kinsmen hearing him.  And now, it being the right time for begging food, he entered the Kapila country; in the city all the lords and ladies, in admiration, raised this chant of praise:  “Siddhartha! fully enlightened! has come back again!” The news flying quickly in and out of doors, the great and small came forth to see him; every door and every window crowded, climbing on shoulders, bending down the eyes, they gazed upon the marks of beauty on his person, shining and glorious!  Wearing his Kashaya garment outside, the glory of his person from within shone forth, like the sun’s perfect wheel; within, without, he seemed one mass of splendor.  Those who beheld were filled with sympathizing joy; their hands conjoined, they wept for gladness; and so they watched him as he paced with dignity the road, his form collected, all his organs well-controlled!  His lovely body exhibiting the perfection of religious beauty, his dignified compassion adding to their regretful joy; his shaven head, his personal beauty sacrificed! his body clad in dark and sombre vestment, his manner