[4] On an artificial elephant which could move by means of machinery, see Mahākātyāyana and Tshaṇḍapradyota (Mém. de l’Acad. des Sciences, viie., Série, T. xxii., No. 7, p. 36). In the Jyotishkāvadāna, p. 108, artificial fishes which can be set in motion by machinery, appear under a crystal floor. The entering guest takes this for water, and is about therefore to take off his shoes.—S. [↑]

[5] Kah-gyur, ii. f. 283. [↑]

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INDEX

Abhaya, Prince, his birth, [89];
becomes a coachmaker, [93]

Abja, Prince, [247]

Actor, the overreached, story of, [240]

Ādarśamukha, elected king, [30];
his wisdom, [31];
his judgments, [34]–6

Ajātaśatru, King, cured by Jīvaka, [107]–9;
intrigue with Bhadrā, [204]–5

Almsgiving, Viśvantara’s extraordinary, [258]–69