de’i tshe rdo can źes bya ba’i yul gyi mtha’ na gnas pa źes bya ba’i groṅ na khyim bdag stobs kyi sde źes bya ba phyug pa | (5) nor maṅ ga | loṅs spyod che ba | yoṅs su bzuṅ ba yaṅs śiṅ rgya che ba | rnam thos kyi bu’i nor daṅ ldan pa | rnam thos kyi bu la nor gyis ’gran pa źig ’dug ste | des rigs mñam pa las chuṅ ma blaṅs nas | de de daṅ lhan cig rtse bar byed | dga’ bar byed | (6) dga’ mgur spyod par byed do ||

Koṭikarna, the son of Bālasena, was born with an earring of incredible value. Once, as he travelled across the sea as a trader, he lost all his friends on his way back, and all alone he travels through the Preta world and some of the lowest Hells. The inmates of Hell gave him messages for their descendants, and with the help of the supernatural power of a Preta he manages to go home in his sleep. Then he went to Mahākātyāyana and requested to be accepted into the saṃgha, but Mahākātyāyana reminded him that he had to bring his messages first. Then, after the death of his parents, he was accepted into the saṃgha by Mahākātyāyana. He then went to see the Buddha, and, on the Mahākātyāyana’s request, that he had difficulties in finding ten monks in peripheral places for the purpose of ordination. Then the Buddha decided that five monks for ordination was enough. Koṭikarna further relate that in peripheral places it was customary to use leather and skins, and this was also allowed by the Buddha. The concept (aśmāparāntako janapadaḥ) “peripheral place” was defined. Panglung p. 15.