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1　… (the Sarvapāṣāṇḍika sacrifice is seen coming to an end. Why that? These yāvśi…, …) (1) Brahmins, wandering religious students, religious mendicants, 2　(those who left their homes (2) in ninety-six (ways) were delighted by (the receiving of alms), (return) each in his own direction.

3　|| Haima(vati) (say)s: Now (3) , surely the noble Metrak was instructed by the Śuddhāvāsa (4) gods: Having left Bādhari the Brahmin

4　… (in order to leave his home to go to the Buddha) he will come (from Dakṣiṇāpatha to Madhyadeśa) (5) . || Pūrṇaka says: Also these divine

5　(kings have come following us. || (Sātagiri) says: Let us go! As King Vaiśravaṇa on Pāṣāṇaka Hill (has given … order) 6　(to prepare for the sake of the noble Metrak, let us do the same!) The so noble Metrak will come (6) , so we on our part (let us do) that (because of our wish) to see the Buddha, the teacher! ||

7　Haima(vati says: Well) spoken! Let us go away from here! All went away (7) . || The interlude ends (8) . || The (following) part must now be

8　(understood as) taking place in Dakṣiṇā(patha) … Then they come, with the noble Metrak in the lead, surrounded (9) by five hundred disciples, with bent

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