1. Thus it was heard by me. At one time the Bhagavat dwelt in Ragagriha, on the mountain Gridhrakuta, with a large assembly of Bhikshus, with thirty-two thousands of Bhikshus, all holy (arhat), free from frailties and cares, who had performed their religious duties, whose thoughts had been thoroughly freed through perfect knowledge, with inquiring thoughts, who had broken the fetters of existence, who had obtained their desires, who had conquered, who had achieved the highest selfrestraint, whose thoughts and whose knowledge were unfettered, Mahanagas (great heroes), possessed of the six kinds of knowledge, self-controlled, meditating on the eight kinds of salvation, possessed of the powers, wise in wisdom, elders, great disciples, viz. 1. Angatakaundinya, 2. Asvagit, 3. Vashpa, 4. Mahanaman, 5. Bhadragit, 6.Yasodeva, 7. Vimala, 8. Subahu, 9. Purna Maitrayantputra, 10. Uruvilva-kasyapa, i i. Nadi-kasyapa, 12. Gaya-kasyapa, 13. Kumara-kasyapa, 14. Maha-kasyapa, 15. Sariputra, 16. Mahamaudgalyayana, 17. Mahakaushthilya, 18. Mahakaphila, 19. Mahakunda, 20. Aniruddha , 21. Nandika, 22. Kampila, 23. Subhiuti, 24. Revata, 2 5. Khadiravanika, 26. Vakula, 27. Svagata, 28. Amogharaga, 29. Parayanika, 30. Patka, 31. Kullapatka, 32. Nanda, 33. Rahula, and 34. the blessed Ananda,-with these and with other elders, and great disciples, who were wise in wisdom, with the exception of one person who had still to be advanced on the path of the disciples, viz. the blessed Ananda;-and with many noble-minded Bodhisattvas, led by Maitreya.