--Devadatta's--disciple.

93. Q. _Did he do any injury to the Buddha?_

A. Not the least, but the evil he plotted against him recoiled upon
himself, and he met with an awful death.

94. Q. _For how many years was the Buddha engaged in teaching?_

A. Forty-five years, during which time he preached a great many
discourses. His custom and that of his disciples was to travel and
preach during the eight dry months, but during the season of Way--the
rains--he and they would stop in the p[=a]nsulas and vih[=a]ras which
had been built for them by various kings and other wealthy converts.

95. Q. _Which were the most famous of these buildings?_

A. Jet[=a]van[=a]r[=a]ma; Veluvan[=a]r[=a]ma; Pubb[=a]r[=a]ma;
Nigrodh[=a]r[=a]ma and Isipatan[=a]r[=a]ma.

96. Q. _What kind of people were converted by him and his disciples?_

A. People of all ranks, nations and castes; r[=a]jas and coolies, rich
and poor, mighty and humble, the illiterate and the most learned. His
doctrine was suited to all.

97. Q. _Give some account of the decease of the Buddha?_

A. In the forty-fifth season after his attaining Buddhahood, on the
full-moon day of May, knowing that his end was near, he came at evening
to Kusin[=a]g[=a]ra, a place about one hundred and twenty miles from
Benares. In the s[=a]la grove of the Mallas, the Uparvartana of
Kusin[=a]g[=a]ra, between two s[=a]la trees, he had his bedding spread
with the head towards the north according to the ancient custom. He
lay upon it, and with his mind perfectly clear, gave his final
instructions to his disciples and bade them farewell.

98. Q. _Did he also make new converts in those last tours?_

A. Yes, a very important one, a great Br[=a]hmana pandit named
Subhadra. He had also preached to the Mallya princes and their
followers.

99. Q. _At day-break what happened?_

A. He passed into the interior condition of _Sam[=a]dhi_ and thence
into Nirv[=a]na.

100. Q. _What were his last words to his disciples?_

A. "Bhikkhus," he said, "I now impress it upon you, the parts and
powers of man must be dissolved. Work out your salvation with
diligence."

101. Q. _What convincing proof have we that the Buddha, formerly
Prince Siddh[=a]rtha, was a historical personage?_

A. His existence is apparently as clearly proved as that of any other
character of ancient history.

102. Q. _Name some of the proofs?_

A. (1) The testimony of those who personally kne