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of    which    were     grandly    decorated      with   gold�察   �silver�察  �and   the   precious 

substances。   A   golden   plough   had   been   provided�察  �and   the   king   himself 

turned   up   a   furrow   on   the   four   sides   of   the   ground   within   which   the 

building   was   supposed   to   be。   He   then   endowed   the   community   of   the 

monks with the population�察�fields�察�and houses�察�writing the grant on plates 

of metal�察。�to the   effect�� that from that time onwards�察�from generation to 

generation�察�no one should venture to annul or alter it。 

     In   this   country  Fa´hien  heard   an   Indian   devotee�察 �who   was   reciting   a 

Sutra   from   the   pulpit�察  �say�此�Buddha's   alms´bowl   was   at   first   in   Vaisali�察�

and   now   it   is   in   Gandhara。��6�А  �After   so   many   hundred   years'   ��he   gave�察�

when Fa´hien heard him�察�the exact number of years�察�but he has forgotten 

it���察   �it   will   go   to   Western   Tukhara�撮�7�А  �after   so   many   hundred   years�察  �to 

Khoten�察  �after   so   many   hundred   years�察  �to   Kharachar�撮�8�А  �after   so   many 

hundred   years�察  �to   the   land   of   Han�察  �after   so   many   hundred   years�察  �it   will 

come to Sinhala�察�and after so many hundred years�察�it will return to Central 

India。   After     that�察 �it  will  ascend     to  the   Tushita    heaven�察    �and   when     the 

Bodhisattva Maitreya sees it�察�he will say with a sigh�察�'The alms´bowl of 

Sakyamuni Buddha is come��' and with all the devas he will present to it 

flowers   and   incense   for   seven   days。   When   these   have   expired�察  �it   will 

return   to   Jambudvipa�察  �where   it   will   be   received   by   the   king   of   the   sea 

nagas�察  �and   taken   into   his   naga   palace。 When   Maitreya   shall   be   about   to 

attain to perfect Wisdom ��and become Buddha���察�it will again separate into 

four bowls�撮�9�А�which will return to the top of mount Anna�撮�9�А�whence they 

came。 After Maitreya has become Buddha�察�the four deva kings will again 

think   of   the   Buddha   ��with   their   bowls   as   they   did   in   the   case   of   the 

previous   Buddha��。   The   thousand   Buddhas   of   this   Bhadra´kalpa�察  �indeed�察�

will all use the same alms´bowl�察�and when the bowl has disappeared�察�the 

Law      of  Buddha      will   go   on   gradually      to  be   extinguished。      After    that 

extinction has taken place�察�the life of man will be shortened�察�till it is only a 

period of five   years。 During   this period   of a  five years'   life�察�rice�察 �butter�察�

and   oil   will   all   vanish   away�察  �and   men   will   become   exceedingly  wicked。 

The grass and trees which they lay  hold of will change into swords  and 

clubs�察�with which they will hurt�察�cut�察�and kill one another。 Those among 

them   on   whom   there   is   blessing   will   withdraw   from   society   among   the 



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hills�察�and when the wicked have exterminated one another�察�they will again 

come forth�察�and say among themselves�察�'The men of former times enjoyed 

a   very   great   longevity�察  �but   through   becoming   exceedingly   wicked�察  �and 

doing   all   lawless   things�察  �the   length   of   our   life   has   been   shortened   and 

reduced   even   to   five   years。   Let   us   now   unite   together   in   the   practice   of 

what   is   good�察  �cherishing   a   gentle   and   sympathising   heart�察  �and   carefully 

cultivating      good    faith   and   righteousness。      When      each   one    in  this   way 

practises that faith and righteousness�察�life will go on to double its length 

till   it   reaches   80��000   years。   When   Maitreya   appears   in   the   world�察  �and 

begins to turn the wheel of his Law�察�he will in the first place save those 

among the disciples of the Law left by the Sakya who have quitted their 

families�察�and those who have accepted the three Refuges�察�undertaken the 

five   Prohibitions   and   the   eight   Abstinences�察  �and   given   offerings   to   the 

three   Precious   Ones�察  �secondly   and   thirdly�察  �he   will   save   those   between 

whom and conversion there is a connexion transmitted from the past。';��10�А�

     ��Such   was   the   discourse���察  �and   Fa´hien   wished   to   write   it   down   as   a 

portion of doctrine�察�but the man said�察 �This is taken from no Sutra�察�it is 

only the utterance of my own mind。; 



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                                          NOTES 



     ��1�А �Possibly�察   �and   asked   the   bhikshu�察─  �&c。  I   prefer   the   other   way  of 

construing�察�however。 

     ��2�А  �It  seems    strange    that  this  should    have    been   understood      as  a 

wrapping of the immense pyre with the cloth。 There is nothing in the text 

to necessitate such a version�察�but the contrary。 Compare ;Buddhist Suttas�察─�

pp。 92�察�93。 

     ��3�А  �See   the   description   of   a   funeral   car   and   its   decorations   in   the 

Sacred Books of the East�察�vol。 xxviii�察�the Li Ki�察�Book XIX。 Fa´hien's ��。�� 

��。���察   �in   this  ��country���察─  �which     I   have  expressed   by   ;our�察─  �shows     that 

whatever notes of this cremation he had taken at the time�察�the account in 

the   text   was   composed   after   his   return   to   China�察  �and   when   he   had   the 

usages there in his mind and perhaps before his eyes。 This disposes of all 

difficulty occasioned by the ;dragons; and ;fishes。; The ��。�� at the end is 

merely the concluding particle。 

     ��4�А�The pyre served the purpose of a burial´ground or grave�察�and hence 

our author writes of it as such。 

     ��5�А�This king must have been Maha´nana ��A。D。 410´432��。 In the time 

of    his  predecessor�察    �Upatissa     ��A。D。    368´410���察    �the   pitakas   were    first 

translated   into   Singhalese。   Under   Maha´nana�察  �Buddhaghosha   wrote   his 

commentaries。 Both were great builders of viharas。 See the Mahavansa�察�pp。 

247�察�foll。 

     ��6�А  �See   chapter   xii。   Fa´hien   had   seen   it   at   Purushapura�察  �which   Eitel 

says was ;the ancient capital of Gandhara。; 

     ��7�А�Western Tukhara �┌�。�� ��。���� is the same probably as the Tukhara �┌�。���� 

of chapter xii�察�a king of which is there described as trying to carry off the 

bowl from Purushapura。 

     ��8�А�North of the Bosteng lake at the foot of the Thien´shan range ��E。 H。�察�

p。 56��。 

     ��9�А  �See   chap。   xii�察  �note   9。   Instead   of   ;Anna;   the   Chinese   recensions 

have Vina�察�but Vina or Vinataka�察�and Ana for Sudarsana are names of one 

or   other   of   the   concentric   circles   of   rocks   surrounding   mount   Meru�察 �the 

fabled home of the deva guardians of the bowl。 



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     ��10�А �That   is�察  �those   whose   Karma   in   the   past   should   be   rewarded   by 

such conversion in the present。 



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                            CHAPTER XL 



    AFTER   TWO   YEARS   TAKES   SHIP   FOR   CHINA。   DISASTROUS 

PASSAGE TO JAVA�察�AND THENCE TO CHINA�察�ARRIVES AT SHAN´ 

TUNG�察�AND  GOES TO   NANKING。  CONCLUSION   OR  L'ENVOI   BY 

ANOTHER WRITER。 

    Fa´hien     abode   in  this  country   two   years�察  �and�察 �in  addition   ��to  his 

acquisitions in Patna���察�succeeded in getting a copy of the Vinaya´ pitaka of 

the   Mahisasakah       ��school���撮�1�А  �the   Dirghagama      and   Samyuktagama��2�А�

��Sutras���察   �and  also   the  Samyukta´sanchaya´pitaka�撮�3�А        �all  being  works 

unknown   in   the   land   of   Han。   Having   obtained   these   Sanskrit   works�察  �he 

took passage in a large merchantman�察�on board of which there were more 

than 200 men�察�and to which was attached by a rope a smaller vessel�察�as a 

provision against damage or injury to the large one from the perils of the 

navigation。   With   a   favourable   wind�察  �they   proceeded   eastwards   for   three 

days�察�and then they encountered a great wind。 The vessel sprang a leak and 

the water came in。 The merchants wished to go to the small vessel�察�but the 

men   on   board it�察  �fearing  that   too   many  would   come�察 �cut   the   connecting 

rope。   The   merchants   were   greatly   alarmed�察  �feeling   their   risk   of   instant 

death。 Afraid   that the  vessel would   fill�察�they  took their  bulky goods   and 

threw them into the water。 Fa´hien also took his pitcher��4�А�and washing´ 

basin�察�with some other articles�察�and cast them into the sea�察�but fearing that 

the merchants would cast overboard his books and images�察�he could only 

think   with   all   his   heart   of   Kwan´she´yin�撮�5�А  �and   commit   his   life   to   ��the 

protection of�� the church of the land of Han�撮�6�А。�saying in effect���察 �I have 

travelled far in search of our Law。 Let me�察�by your dread and supernatural 

��power���察�return from my wanderings�察�and reach my resting´place� ─�

     In   this  way   the  tempest��7�А    �continued    day   and   night�察 �till  on  the 

thirteenth day the ship was carried to the side of an island�察�where�察�on the 

ebbing of the tide�察�the place of the leak was discovered�察�and it was stopped�察�

on which the voyage was resumed。 On the sea ��hereabouts�� there are many 

pirates�察�to meet with whom is speedy death。 The great ocean spreads out�察�a 

boundless expanse。 There is no knowing east or west�察�only by observing 

the sun�察�moon�察�and stars was it possible to go forward。 If the weather were 



                 

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