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Beal, S., 1875. The romantic legend of Sakya Buddha from the Chinese-Sanscrit. London, Truebner and Co, pp. i-xii, 1-395
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The Chinese-Sanscrit legend of S?kya Buddha. Chapter XIV. the exhortation of Ud?yi
Then Ud?yi also entered into the quarters of the women, and urged them to use very desire to keep the prince engrossed in pleasure. An when he saw them all sittying sikut and sad he likewise reproached them. - And then he reminded them of the Rishi's Devayance and Ekasringa and others, who were all overcome by the fascinations of fair women.
Note: The story of Ekasringa (Unicorn) is one frequently alluded to in Buddhits books. It was probably the origin of the story of Sringa found in the R?m?yana. The original myth was doubtless derived from the shadow of the sun when on the meridian, added to the horse, the emblem of the sun, to denote strength and juvenescence. This one-horned figure became afterwards known as the Unicorn. The later story of his seduction by the maids of Anga probably alludes to the sun's passage westwards, enamoured by the breezes of the evening. The connection of this myth with the medieval story of the unicorn being capable of capture only by a chaste maiden is too evident to require proof.
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