ABSTRACT
1. In days of old when Buddha was residing in the country of Śrâvastî, preaching his doctrine for the conversion of the various orders of creatures (gods, nâgas, men, &c.), it happened that the king of the country, who was called Prasenajita, had gone on three occasions with his ministers to hear Buddha’s discourses. Now at this time the king had given way to much self-indulgence in the way of luxurious living and other gratifications of the senses, in consequence of which he had become sleek and fat, and being so, he suffered from various ailments, such as flatulency and excessive drowsiness and heaviness, so that he could scarcely rise up without inconvenience, and was always more or less a sufferer from discomfort.
