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Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms

CHAPTER XXXV
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At a very long distance from the hill there are villages, where the people all have bad and erroneous views, and do not know the Sramanas of the Law of Buddha, Brahmanas, or (devotees of) any of the other and different schools.

The people of that country are constantly seeing men on the wing, who come and enter this monastery.

On one occasion, when devotees of various countries came to perform their worship at it, the people of those villages said to them, "Why do you not fly?
The devotees whom we have seen hereabouts all fly;" and the strangers answered, on the spur of the moment, "Our wings are not yet fully formed." The kingdom of Dakshina is out of the way, and perilous to traverse.
There are difficulties in connexion with the roads; but those who know how to manage such difficulties and wish to proceed should bring with them money and various articles, and give them to the king.

He will then send men to escort them.

These will (at different stages) pass them over to others, who will show them the shortest routes.


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