75. The Bodhisattva with Rudraka
At that time Rudraka, the son of Rama, had set himself in the great city of R jag.rha and dwelt there with a large company of scholars, seven hundred in number. He gave them instruction in a doctrine that taught of the not conscious and yet not unconscious by the suppression of the senses. The Bodhisattva saw this Rudraka, son of Rama, the leader of the community, the teacher of many, well-known, celebrated, honored by many people, valued by learned men ....
Thus spake the Bodhisattva to Rudraka, son of Rama: "I too, my friend, have meditated on this doctrine that thou hast attained". And he said: "Come let us instruct this company together". Then with a common purpose he placed the Bodhisattva at the teacher's place. The Bodhisattva said: "This path leadeth not to aversion 4), neither to freedom from passion, nor to prevention 5), nor to peace, nor to knowledge, or wisdom, neither to the state of ,cramapa or brah~nan nor to nirvana". (243: 15; 245: 8).
Mountain scenery in the same style as the last relief decorates the right hand of this picture; rocks and trees with birds and squirrels, a lizard, a den with two tigers and a hollow with a couple of deer. On the left of the rocky part sits the Bodhisattva, again on his lotus cushion, with a mat under it, but not otherwise raised above the ground; he is talking to the front one of four persons dressed as hermits who fill the left part of the scene alternately with trees growing on the rocks. The first man is certainly Rudraka. The one furthest to the left has a waterjug and a covered pot beside him; in the left hand bottom corner again a hollow with a deer. The visit to Rudraka is also given at Paganl), as well as the instruction of the five first scholars corresponding with relief no. 76. 2~.