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Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms

CHAPTER XVI
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Having heard the Trisharana, or threefold formula of Refuge,--"I take refuge in Buddha; the Law; the Church,--the novice undertakes to observe the ten precepts that forbid--( 1) destroying life; (2) stealing; (3) impurity; (4) lying; (5) intoxicating drinks; (6) eating after midday; (7) dancing, singing, music, and stage-plays; (8) garlands, scents, unguents, and ornaments; (9) high or broad couches; (10) receiving gold or silver." Davids' Manual, p.

160; Hardy's E.M., pp.

23, 24.
(20) The eldest son of Sakyamuni by Yasodhara.

Converted to Buddhism, he followed his father as an attendant; and after Buddha's death became the founder of a philosophical realistic school (vaibhashika).
He is now revered as the patron saint of all novices, and is to be reborn as the eldest son of every future Buddha.

Eitel, p.101.


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