of the twice-born Brahmans; at this time he was sacrificing
countless victims; Tathagata by means converted him,
and caused him to enter the true path. On Mount
Bhatika a heavenly being of eminent distinction, whose
name was Pankasikha, receiving the law, attained Dhyana;
in the village of Vainushta, he converted the mother
of the celebrated Nanda. In the town of Ankavari,
he subdued the powerful mahabala spirit; Bhanabhadra,
Sronadanta, the malevolent and powerful Nagas, the
king of the country and his harem, received together
the true law, as he opened to them the gate of immortality.
In the celebrated Viggi village, Kina and Sila, earnestly
seeking to be born in heaven, he converted and made
to enter the right path. The Angulimala, in that
village of Sumu, through the exhibition of his divine
power, he converted and subdued; there was that noble’s
son, Purigivana, rich in wealth and stores as Punavati,
directly he was brought to Buddha, accepting the doctrine,
he became vastly liberal. So in that village
of Padatti he converted the celebrated Patali, and
also Patala, brothers, and both demons. In Bhidhavali
there were two Brahmans, one called Great-age, the
other Brahma-age. These by the power of a discourse
he subdued, and caused them to attain knowledge of
the true law; when he came to Vaisali, he converted
all the Raksha demons, and the lion of the Likkhavis,
and all the Likkhavis, Saka the Nirgrantha, all these
he caused to attain the true law. Hama kinkhava
had a demon Potala, and another Potalaka, these he
converted. Again he came to Mount Ala, to convert
the demon Alava, and a second called Kumara, and a
third Asidaka; then going back to Mount Gaga he converted
the demon Kangana, and Kamo the Yaksha, with the sister
and son. Then coming to Benares, he converted
the celebrated Katyayana; then afterwards going, by
his miraculous power, to Sruvala, he converted the
merchants Davakin and Nikin, and received their sandalwood
hall, exhaling its fragrant odors till now. Going
then to Mahivati, he converted the Rishi Kapila, and
the Muni remained with him; his foot stepping on the
stone, the thousand-spoked twin-wheels appeared, which
never could be erased.
Then he came to the place Po-lo-na, where he converted
the demon Po-lo-na; coming to the country of Mathura,
he converted the demon Godama. In the Thurakusati
he also converted Pindapala; coming to the village
of Vairanga, he converted the Brahman; in the village
of Kalamasa, he converted Savasasin, and also that
celebrated Agirivasa. Once more returning to
the Sravasti country, he converted the Gautamas Gatisruna
and Dakatili; returning to the Kosala country, he converted
the leaders of the heretics Vakrapali and all the Brahmakarins.
Coming to Satavaka, in the forest retreat, he converted
the heretical Rishis, and constrained them to enter
the path of the Buddha Rishi. Coming to the country
of Ayodhya, he converted the demon Nagas; coming to
the country of Kimbila, he converted the two Nagaragas;