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he realized the risk of continuing to live near the haunts of men so he fled secretly from the flock at night to the Himavanta forest, finding safe cave as a home on a golden hill in Dandika. Every morning he would recite a mantra in honour to the rising sun (with the words "ahetayān-cakkhūma ekarāja harissavaṇṇo...". Every evening he would recite a spell in honour to the setting sun (with the words "appetayāṅcakkhumā ekarājā harissavaṇṇo..." and thus was protected from all harm. In this way he maintained an unbroken practice for 700 years. This is an example of Right Effort on the worldly level arising from wholesome intention. 6.2 The Second Foundation of Effort The second foundation of effort is to abandonment of evils already done. This is well illustrated by the example of the bodhisatva in the Pañca-Uposatha Jataka (J.490). At that time the bodhisatva was born in a wealthy Brahmin family. However, he renounced the wealth and became a hermit in an amenable location near to Magadharasthra. Near to his hermitage lived many sorts of animals. Pigeons lived in the nearby bamboo. A snake lived in a termite mound. There were also a jackal and a bear. One day the cock pigeon went foraging and while he was gone his mate was killed by a hawk. The cock returned and was overcome by remorse and yearning for his mate. Thus the pigeon entered the hermitage to keep EightPrecepts in order to still his troubled mind. The pigeon took 1. By "amenable" it is meant that something, somewhere or someone is conducive to maintainance of and progress along the spiritual path and is composed of seven factors: 1. Somewhere to stay [āvāsa]; 2. Somewhere to procure food [ocara]; 3. Amenable conversation [hassa]; 4. Amenable people who encourage our practice [puggala]; 5. Food [āhāra]; 6. Amenable climate and temperature [utu], and; 7. Posture [iriyāpatha]. 168