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"Ear-ornament" means it is said to be an ear-ornament, a vaṭaṃsaka. "Nandiyāvaṭṭa" means made of gold in the shape of a nandiyāvaṭṭa flower for auspiciousness. "Maiden" means a Khattiya princess. "Hand-wiping cloth" means a yellow-colored, valuable hand-wiping cloth. "Red-colored earth" means originating from the Nāga realm. "A pair of cloths" means just a pair of cloths. "Brought by Nāgas" means brought by Nāgas. "Elixir of immortality" means thus. āmikā is a kind of sweetmeat. It is so called because its function is like nectar. By way of a mat, it means in the form of a mat. Those who read omens are those who read signs. "It is enough, let's go," he said, rejecting it, "because it is not suitable due to the man being too close." Of nine and a half thousand beings (A.N. 6.53) means of eight thousand five hundred beings. The Appamāda Sutta means the Mahāappamāda Sutta in the Aṅguttara Nikāya, which is called the Rājovāda Sutta. Mahaccā means greatly. Approaching means approaching, being extremely weary. The connection is "for you to know." Regarding "fifty-five," it is said in the Sāratthadīpanī (Sārattha. Ṭī. 1. Ācariyaparamparakathāvaṇṇanā), "It should be said 'fifty-four.' For then the statement 'sixty-two Arahants' mentioned above would be consistent." Crowded with ten brothers means crowded with the ten brothers, the sons of Muṭasiva, such as Devānaṃpiyatissa. "The Perfectly Enlightened One seen for a long time" refers to the relics. Sabbatāḷāvacare means all musical instruments, or the musicians associated with them. Having caused to be brought means having gathered them by way of causing offerings to be made. In the increasing shadow means in the afternoon. A shower of lotuses means a shower that falls without wetting those who wish to be unwetted, like on lotus leaves. Mahāvīra (Great Hero) refers to the relic itself, by way of the Teacher's designation. Regarding "turning his back and moving away, facing the western direction," it means that standing facing the east, he moved away backwards, going in the western direction, and referring to such an approach, he is called "facing the western direction." They say, "Mahejavatthu is a shrine of that name." By the fever means by the feverish disease caused by non-humans. Deva means the cloud. Anuppavecchī means it was released. Regarding "there is a dispute," the present tense usage should be understood as referring to the time of the action. This is so in all such cases. The connection is "that place stands." "Of six colors, s The rays of the binding things, and the streams of water of the six colors, thus they speak of the connection here. Even when the Blessed One was completely extinguished, such a miracle occurred by his power, thus to show this, the verse beginning "thus inconceivable" was spoken. While making protection, to prevent the return of the yakkhas who had been driven away by one's own means, making protective chants. Āvijjī means he went around. The king's brother, the king's younger brother. Anuḷādevī was the wife of the king's elder brother. By emitting a net of smooth, lustrous rays, emitting a net of rays that were juicy and radiant due to their smoothness. It came to pass in one day, this is the connection. He sent, he established a written message. He looks forward to, he expects, he desires. Heavy, difficult to overcome, that is the meaning. He awaits me, he looks forward to me. The color of a goldsmith, the color of the king's natural goldsmith. Three cubits in width. With the entire kingdom of Jambudīpa, here, this kingdom belongs to the king, the income and commands arising from the entire Jambudīpa, with these I honor him, that is the meaning, not with the entire earth, palaces, etc., because it is inappropriate to give it by setting a time limit, such as "we give it for seven days." For if one gives thus, one gives for a temporary period, since giving is characterized by the relinquishing of an object, and it is inappropriate to take back an object like the earth once relinquished. However, in a fixed period, the income, etc., are relinquished, and after that, since they are not relinquished, it is permissible to take them. Therefore, in this case, the giving of the kingdom should be understood as the giving of income, etc., in the manner described above. Becoming like blisters, becoming like water blisters, like the sprouts of the screwpine. Like a network of windows, this is a neuter noun in the sense of a state of being, meaning like wooden planks placed in windows in a net-like form, or it means like a window and a net made of thread, etc. Here, in "divine drums," "divine" means a cloud, its causeless thunder, appearing like the sky due to its pure whiteness. Devadundubhi by name, which they also call "ākāsadundubhī" (sky-drum). "Phaliṃsu" means they thundered. "By the dances of the mountains" means by the dances of the mountains, which wandered hither and thither due to the earthquake. "The astonished yakkhas uttered the sound 'hi'" means "by the 'hing' sounds of the yakkhas." "By their respective skills" means by their own individual artistic skills. "Having given the anointing" means having given the anointing with water from Lake Anotatta. "Families of deities" refers to the families of Nāgas, Yakkhas, and other deities standing surrounding the Mahābodhi, "having given" is the connection. The royal herdsmen also call them "taracchā" (hyenas). "With this retinue" is an instrumental case usage, meaning "together with this retinue." "Tāmalitti" is a port city of that name on the seashore. "This is its third" is said with reference to the bestowal of sovereignty upon the branch Bodhi tree established in the golden bowl. But before that, once the bestowal of sovereignty was made to the Mahābodhi itself, to the unbroken branch, with that, the king honored it with sovereignty four times. It is said that on the days it was honored with sovereignty, he took the revenue generated from the entire island and honored only the Mahābodhi. "On the first day of the fortnight" means on the first day of the bright fortnight. Indeed, it is called "the first day of the fortnight" with reference to the first day of the dark fortnight, and this is said taking into account the usage in that island of Tambapaṇṇi. Here, however, the usage is that one month extends from one full moon to the next full moon. Therefore, by this usage, it should be said "on the second day of the fortnight," because here the dark fortnight's first day is the actual first day. In "gacchati vatare" (he goes, alas!), "are" is an expression of sorrow. "For a yojana all around" is a usage for extreme conjunction, meaning everywhere in a region of one yojana. "In the form of a Supaṇṇa (Garuda)" means he frightens the royal Nāga families, who wished to forcibly take the Mahābodhi to the Nāga realm, by assuming the form of a Garuda through psychic power. "Having seen that splendor" refers to the great honor of worship being performed by deities and others, and of the Mahābodhi. Having seen the greatness of her power, desiring to worship in the same way herself, she implored the Elder. This is the connection. In the story of Samuddasāla: in the place where the king stood and saw the Bodhi tree coming over the sea by the Elder's power, and where later they made a hall called Samuddasāla to declare it as the place where the sea was seen, in that place which was the site of the Samuddasāla. Of the Elder: of the Great Mahinda Thera. Flower offerings: flower shrines like multi-storied mansions. "He has come, indeed!" Here "are" is for joy. With eight families of ministers and eight families of brahmins: with sixteen families of noble birth. He administered the kingdom: he released them to administer the kingdom. At the gatehouse of the royal palace: at the gatehouse of the royal park. Progressive insight: progressive insight into rise and fall and so on. Instead of the instrumental case "with the establishment of the Bodhi tree," by a change of case, the ablative case "from the establishment of the Bodhi tree" is used. For when the word "saha" (with) is used, it should be in the instrumental case. They appeared: they became manifest. At the great seat: at the place established with the great stone seat on the east side. Having worshipped, he bowed: he bowed to the future Great Stupa. However, it should be understood that in the former place of the Great Monastery, only an offering was made, thus indicating the newness of the Sangha in the future and that it was not to be bowed to. But in the future, Buddhas like Metteyya and Paccekabuddhas should indeed be bowed to, designating the moment of their Buddhahood, because they are by nature distinguished individuals. Regarding Mahāariṭṭha: this is said with reference to his ordination on Cetiyagiri with his fifty-five brothers. At the site of Meghavaṇṇābhaya's minister's residence: at the place which was to be the site of the residence to be built by King Meghavaṇṇābhaya's minister. The delightful sound that arose in the sky as an auspicious sign is like the roar of the sky, thus it is said, "the sky roared with a great roar." For there is no such phenomenon as the sky that produces sound. It should be understood that the sound is caused by a special atmospheric condition. On the first Kattika Pavāraṇā day… …he proclaimed the Vinaya Piṭaka. This refers to the day when the recitation of the Vinaya began. "Anusiṭṭhikarānaṃ" means "of those who give instructions." "Rājino" is the genitive case used in the sense of utility, meaning "of King Devānaṃpiyatissa." "Aññepi" means "others" besides Mahinda and the sixty-eight great Theras. To show their nature, it says "tesaṃ therānaṃ" and so on. There, "tesaṃ therānaṃ antevāsikā" should be connected as: the disciples of Mahinda Thera and the sixty-eight great Theras were Ariṭṭha and others,