So, certainly, in the Mahā-Janaka Birth, according to the words,
263. Out of sight of the shore, in the midst of the waters, all men are as if dead,
There is no other way of thinking; such is my Perfection of Resolution,
he, crossing the Great Ocean, acquired the Supreme Perfection called the Perfection of Resolution.
And so in the Khantivāda Birth, according to the words,
264. Even when he struck me with a sharp axe, as if I were a senseless thing,
I was not angry with the king of Kāsi; such is my Perfection of Patience,
he, enduring great sorrow as if he were a senseless thing, acquired the Perfection of Patience.
And so in the Mahā-Sutasoma Birth, according to the words,
265. Guarding the word of Truth, and offering up my life,