men carrying something. 'What is that?' 'A dead man.' 'What does*dead* mean?' asked the
prince. He was told that to become dead
means to become like that man. The
prince approached the
corpse,uncovered it, and looked at it. 'What will happen to him now?'
asked the
prince. He was told that the
corpse would be buried inthe ground. 'Why?' 'Because he will certainly not return to life,
and will only produce a stench and worms.' 'And is that the fateof all men? Will the same thing happen to me? Will they bury me,
and shall I cause a stench and be eaten by worms?' 'Yes.' 'Home! I shall not drive out for pleasure, and never will so drive out
again!' And Sakya Muni could find no
consolation in life, and decided
that life is the greatest of evils; and he
devoted all the strengthof his soul to free himself from it, and to free others; and to do