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Catching hold of a log of
wood Savrata and myself
reached the shore. What
happened to Ratnodbhava
is not known. Suvrata has
just been delivered of a
child in a nearby hermit-
age. The baby and its
mother are shivering with
cold due to heavy rain and
I have come here to get
fire.'
Just then a bison
came there and attempted
to kill the woman. A wild
elephant followed it and
killing the bison, turned to-
wards the baby and caught
hold of it. A lion appeared
just then and, afraid at its
sight, the elephant threw up
the child. It was caught by
a monkey thinking it to
be some sort of a fruit, but
finding it to be something
else, placed it on the
branch of a tree and went
away. This tree was the one
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17
wearied, I took it also with
me.
Jast then an elephant
came there. Terribly afraid
she dropped the baby there
and ran away. I hid my-
self behind some creepers
and was looking on.
As the elephant was taking
the child, a lion appear-
ed, and afraid at its sight,
the elephant threw up
the child and ran away.
Just then a monkey caught
hold of it thinking it to
be a fruit, but finding it
to be something different,
left it on the branch of
a tree. Then I came out
and took the baby from
the tree and archi.
the woman who b. i.
it there. But being able
to find her, I brought it
here at the suggestion of
my preceptor." pp. 18-19.
wood Savrata and myself
reached the shore. What
happened to Ratnodbhava
is not known. Suvrata has
just been delivered of a
child in a nearby hermit-
age. The baby and its
mother are shivering with
cold due to heavy rain and
I have come here to get
fire.'
Just then a bison
came there and attempted
to kill the woman. A wild
elephant followed it and
killing the bison, turned to-
wards the baby and caught
hold of it. A lion appeared
just then and, afraid at its
sight, the elephant threw up
the child. It was caught by
a monkey thinking it to
be some sort of a fruit, but
finding it to be something
else, placed it on the
branch of a tree and went
away. This tree was the one
111
17
wearied, I took it also with
me.
Jast then an elephant
came there. Terribly afraid
she dropped the baby there
and ran away. I hid my-
self behind some creepers
and was looking on.
As the elephant was taking
the child, a lion appear-
ed, and afraid at its sight,
the elephant threw up
the child and ran away.
Just then a monkey caught
hold of it thinking it to
be a fruit, but finding it
to be something different,
left it on the branch of
a tree. Then I came out
and took the baby from
the tree and archi.
the woman who b. i.
it there. But being able
to find her, I brought it
here at the suggestion of
my preceptor." pp. 18-19.