, looking up with reverence,
beheld him.
Escaping the Drunken Elephant and Devadatta
Having instructed his mother in heaven with all the angel host, and once
more returned to men, he went about converting those capable of it.
Gutika, Givaka, Sula, and Kurna, the noble's son Anga and the son of the
fearless king Abhaya Nyagrodha and the rest; Srikutaka, Upali the
Nirgrantha; all these were thoroughly converted. So also the king of
Gandhara, whose name was Fo-kia-lo; he, having heard the profound and
excellent law, left his country and became a recluse. So also the demons
Himapati and Vatagiri, on the mountain Vibhara, were subdued and
converted. The Brahmakarin Prayantika, on the mountain Vagana, by the
subtle meaning of half a gatha, he convinced and caused to rejoice in
faith; the village of Danamati had one Kutadanta, the head of the
twice-born Brahmans; at this time he was sacrificing countless victims;
Tathagata by means converted him, and caused him to enter the true path.
On Mount Bhatika a heavenly being of eminent distinction, whose name was
Pankasikha, receiving the law, attained Dhyana; in the village of
Vainushta, he converted the mother of the celebrated Nanda. In the town
of Ankavari, he subdued the powerful mahabala spirit; Bhanabhadra,
Sronadanta, the malevolent and powerful Nagas, the king of the country
and his harem, received together the true law, as he opened to them the
gate of immortality. In the celebrated Viggi village, Kina and Sila,
earnestly seeking to be born in heaven, he converted and made to enter
the right path. The Angulimala, in that village of Sumu, through the
exhibition of his divine power, he converted and subdued; there was that
noble's son, Purigivana, rich in wealth and stores as Punavati, directly
he was brought to Buddha, accepting the doctrine, he became vastly
liberal. So in that village of Padatti he converted the celebrated
Patali, and also Patala, brothers, and both demons. In Bhidhavali there
were two Brahmans, one called Great-age, the other Brahma-age. These by
the power of a discourse he subdued, and caused them to attain knowledge
of the true law; when he came to Vaisali, he converted all the Raksha
demons, and the lion of the Likkhavis, and all the Likkhavis, Saka the
Nirgrantha, all these he caused to attain the true law. Hama kinkhava
had a demon Potala, and another Potalaka, these he converted. Again he
came to Mount Ala, to convert the demon Alava, and a secon
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