..續本文上一頁 hundred Raksa women shook their bodies severally and made horrible sounds. They transformed into girls and came to where the merchants were, and gave some clothes to the merchants. The merchants then wore those clothes, twist their wet clothes and exposed them to the sun to make them dry, and left that place, went to a Campaka tree and rested under it. When resting, they said to each others: ”Now what can we do
We are at the end of our wits.” and then became silent. At that time, the Raksa women came in front of the merchants again, saying: ”We have no husband, could you be our husbands
In our places, we have drinks, foods, clothes, reserves, gardens, and bath pools.” Then, each of those Raksa women brought one merchant to her home."
"Among the Raksa women, there was a woman called Tigalam, who was the great master. She brought me to her home, and offered me superior delicious drinks and foods. I ate my fill and became satisfied, feeling that I was as happy as when I was in human worlds. Having stayed in there for 42 days, suddenly, I saw the Raksa Tigalam smiled agreeably. I then became suspicious of it - for I had never seen or heard that before. So, when the Raksa woman was smiling in such a manner, I asked: ”Why are you now smiling like this
” The Raksa woman said: ”This Lion state is the home of Raksa women, I am afraid that you will be killed.” I asked: ”Why do you know it
” The Raksa woman said: ”Do not step into the way to the south, because there is an iron castle, which has no door on anywhere of it. Inside it there are innumerable merchants, many of whom have been eaten, with only the bones left. Now you see the living people so you would not believe that, you may follow that way to there, then you will believe me.”"
"Thereafter, I waited till the woman fell asleep, at the midnight, I went to the south, with a moonlight sword holding in my hand. When I got to the iron castle, I walked around it and looked about, but could not find any door or window. Beside that iron castle, there was a Campaka tree. I climbed up the tree and called out loudly. The merchants in the iron castle then replied to me: ”Worthy great merchant master, do you know that, we are imprisoned in this iron castle by the Raksa women, they eat one hundred of us every day!” and then they stated the past things in detail. Having heard that, I went down from the Campaka tree, follow the original way and quickly went back the Raksa woman”s home. The woman asked me: ”Worthy great merchant master, have you seen the iron castle that I mentioned
You should tell me honestly now.” I said: "I have seen it", and went on to ask the woman: ”By which means can I leave this place
” the Raksa woman then told me: ”There is a great means, which can make you gain peace and rest, bring you out from this Lion state, to return to the southern continent Jambudvipa.” Hearing that, I asked that woman again: ”How can I leave this state
” The Raksa Tigalam told me: ”There is a Holy(Arya) Horse King, who can save and ferry all sentient beings.”"
"Afterwards, I caught an opportunity and went to where the Holy Horse King was. At that time he was eating White Medicine Herbs. After eating, he rolled on the gold sanded ground, and then stood up, shook the hair on his body, and said: ”Who wishes to get to the other shore
” He repeated three times and went on: ”Anyone who wishes to go should say it himself.” Then I said to the Holy Horse King: ”Now I wish to go there.” Having said that, I returned to the Raksa woman”s home and went to sleep." Then, when the Raksa woman awakened from her sleep, she became regretful and asked me: ”Merchant master, why is your body so cold
” I knew that she did not want me to go, thus I said to the woman with an excuse: ”Just now I have been out of th…
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