, 1877-07-28

up to as a divine being
Kisagotami gave birth to n son when
the boy was able to walk by himself he
died. The young girl, in her love for
it carried the deal Guild chspea to her
bosom and went from house to house
asking if any one would give her some
medicine for it. When the nriIhbors
saw this they said "lS the young girl
mad that she carries about on her breast
the dead body of her son" But wis.
man thinking to himself. Alas this.
Kisngotami does not understand the h@
of death must comfort her. said to her
''my good girl | cnnnot myself give medi.
cine tor it but know of II doctor who
can attend it," The young girl said "if
so tell me vino is is Builm c,n rive
medicine he said, you must ga to him."
Kisagotami went to BlIIm and doing
homage to him said, Lord and master
do ynu know any medicine that will be
good for my boy" Bullnn replied II
know Of some" She nked "What medl-
cine do YOU require 2" lie said, II wanta
handful OF mustard seed" The Girl
promised to procure it for him, but Bud
dha continued, require some mustard
seed taken from II house where no son,
husband, parent or slave has died. The
girl said "vrry good" and went to ask
for some at the different houses, carrying
the dead body of her son astride on her
hip.
The people said here is some mus
tard seed take it," Then she asked "ln
my friends house has there died son, II
husband, parent or a slave! They re.
piled, lady what is this that you say
The living are few but the dead are many.
Then she went to other houses, but one
said | have last son, another have
lost my parents, another have lost my
slave. At last not being able TO find
single house where no one had died from
which to procure the mustard seed she
began to think "This isa heavy task
that am engaged in. / am not the
only one whose son is dead. =
Budlha sai6 90 her "you thought that
You alone had lost II son. The law of
death is, that among all living creatures
there is.no permancncc.' When Buddha 4
ha finished preaching the law, Kisago Z
tam was established IN the reward ( +.
the noViatc, and all the asseMMywl
heard the law were established i
same reward
Some time atterward when Kisasss& /.
was engaged in the performance of her
religious dates she observed the lights,
now shining now eXtinguished and be.
gan to reflect. My state is like these
lamps. Buddha who was then in the
building, sent his sacred appearance to
her, and said just as if he himself was
preaching. "All Lying beings resemble
the flame of these lamps, one moment
lighted the next eXtlnguished, those only
who have arrived at Nirvana are at rest
Klsagotami on hearing this reached the
stage of u saint possessed Of intuitiye
knowledge.
Max Muller quotes this parable and
adds. This is specimen OF true Buddh-
ism, this is the language intelligibl&AO
the poor and the suffering, which has
endeared Buddhism to the hearts of
millions-a specimen of the "beaUtiful
the tender, the humanly true, which
like pure gold his buried in all religious
in te land Of the Buddhist canon.
In the whole of the Sayathe country
everywhere, children are dying, parents
are dying Thinking thus she was
seized by fear, and putting away her ai-
lection for the child, she summonded up
resolution and lett the body in forest
Then she went to Buddha and paid him
homage. lie said to her, "Have you
procured the handful of mustard seed p
y have nOt' she replied the people, OF
the village told me, The living are few,
but the dead are many'n
When an unsophistcated Reno girl
gets her pompadour panier on before, in
the excitement and nervousness attend