King was at this time ill in Nagara, and indeed afterwards he dies in crossing the Little Snowy Mountains; but all the texts make him die twice.

The confounding of the two names has been pointed out by Chinese critics.
(14) "Came to his end;" i.e., according to the text, "proved the impermanence and uncertainty," namely, of human life.

See Williams' Dictionary under {.}.

The phraseology is wholly Buddhistic..