Studies in Indian Art c12.s7.7
Studies in Indian Art c12.s7.7
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The most suggestive moment in the story is that in which the young Brahmachārin has for the first time beheld a maiden. "And through him then her eyes did flash a current of celestial fire; the poor boy did not understand the rushing feeling of desire." (*Journal of the Buddhist Text Society of India*, Vol. I. Pt. II, p. 5, V. 26.)