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in the judgment hall in the middle of the city. "Views" means just views. "But it is not possible to suppress this while living among them," for one living among them, being included among them, would not have an authoritative word; therefore, he thought thus. "Ahogaṅga mountain" means a mountain of that name. They also write "Adhogaṅgā mountain," but that is not good. "They torment themselves with the five fires" means they light fires in four places, stand in the middle, and looking at the sun's disk, they torment themselves with the sun's heat. "They revolve following the sun" means from the time of sunrise, looking at the sun, they revolve facing the sun until sunset. "We will destroy" (they took up) means "we will destroy" (they made an effort). "Released" means free from the fear of death, meaning fearless. "Having gone out for the hunt" means having wandered in the forest, the sport of killing deer is "hunt"; having gone out for that purpose means having gone out for the purpose of killing deer. "By the elephant-nāga" is said to distinguish it from snake-nāgas and others. "While he was just looking" is the genitive case of disrespect, meaning "while he was looking." "Having risen into the sky" - here, this transformation... It is not a restriction, thus he showed this power even to a householder, because the power of determination is not rejected. For, abandoning one's natural form and showing the form of a nāga, etc., is the power of transformation. Chaṇavesa means festive attire. Padhānaghara means a secluded dwelling suitable for the exertion of effort in the practice of meditation. Sopi refers to the king's nephew. Kusalādhippāya means a pleasant intention. Dveḷhakajāta means having fallen into doubt. Regarding "each accompanied by a thousand monks," even though it was said with a command, "Go and fetch them," the elders, being devoted to the Dispensation, went. For this is a proper command, not one related to the household duties of householders. The elder did not come, even though it is proper to come for the sake of the Dhamma-duty when it is said, "The king summons." But even when sent for twice, he did not come, saying, "The request is inappropriate." Desiring the success of the future work, by generating great respect for himself in the king and in both parties, thinking, "The elder is mighty, a practitioner as instructed, a standard," he did not come with a slight inappropriate word. A boat tied together is a boat-raft. Because of the multitude of enemies of the Dispensation, he said, "having arranged protection." Yanti means because. Abbāhiṃsu means they pulled out. Bāhirato means outside the park. Referring to the extreme difficulty for those who were watching, he said, "the shaking of a part of the earth is difficult." There is no separate difficulty in the determination here. Dīpakatittiro means a partridge that has been raised, trained, and placed in a snare-spot by fowlers for catching those of the same species. "Kamma does not touch without dependence" in the verse means: If your mind is not corrupted by evil action, then even the evil action done by the hunter depending on you does not touch you. For, if you are unconcerned, detached, and good regarding evil action, that evil does not cling to you; your mind does not stick to it, is the meaning. Kiṃ vadati sīlena means what does he say by virtue? Or, what kind of doctrine, what doctrine, that What is said by "he has"? Those who say that the self and the world are eternal are eternalists. The view that some among beings or formations are eternal is the partial-eternalist view; those devoted to it are partial-eternalists. "Finite, infinite, finite and infinite, neither finite nor infinite" – these four views arising concerning the finite and infinite are the finite-and-infinite views; those devoted to them are finite-and-infinite-speculators. "They do not die, they are not cut off" – they are the immortal. "It is not thus for me, it is not so for me," and so on (Dī. Ni. 1.62) – the view and speech that arise thus, their vacillation is theirs, so they are the vacillators. Or, "immortal" is a kind of fish difficult to catch; their vacillation is like that of the immortal fish, so they are the vacillators. Those devoted to the view that the self and the world arise by chance, without considering any cause, just as one wishes, are the accidentalists. Those who hold the view that the self is percipient are the percipient-theorists. Similarly, the non-percipient-theorists and the neither-percipient-nor-non-percipient-theorists are also included here. "When the body breaks up, the being is annihilated" (Dī. Ni. 1.85-86) – those who speak of annihilation thus are the annihilationists. "Visible Dhamma" is one's own present existence. Those who say that Nibbāna, the cessation of suffering, is the enjoyment of the five sense pleasures as one wishes in that very present existence are the visible-Dhamma-Nibbāna-theorists. "One whose view is analytical" is the Buddha. It means that without stating everything uniformly, he analyzes according to the Dhamma, making it free from entanglement and confusion, so that views and doubts disappear, and conventional and ultimate truths appear unmixed. Thus, he is by nature one who analyzes definitively. "Crushing other doctrines" means that all other doctrines, those that arose at that time and those that will arise in the future, are crushed through the exposition of the Mātikā of the Kathāvatthu. The description of the Third Council is concluded. Description of the Lineage of Teachers In answering the question "By whom was it brought?", having shown it in Jambudīpa up to the Third Council, now the lineage of teachers in the island of Sri Lanka is to be shown. Indeed, to explain, it was begun from the Third Council, starting with 'uddhaṃ'. "This island" means Tambapaṇṇi island. Because the commentary was made by the teacher, having sat on that island, "this island" was said. "For some time" is an expression of usage in the sense of continuous connection; "at some time" is the meaning. "Ancients" means the makers of the Sinhala commentaries in the island of Sri Lanka. "Named Bhadda" means Elder Bhaddasāla. They do not commit fault or evil, therefore they are Nāgas. "They recited the Vinaya Piṭaka" is the connection. "In Tambapaṇṇi" is a locative expression. "Five Nikāyas" means the five Nikāyas should be taken, excluding the Vinaya and Abhidhamma, because they are taken separately. "In treatises" means they recited the Abhidhamma treatises; this is the connection. "May the three Piṭakas be well-received" - when "tepiṭako" should be said, "tipeṭako" was said for the sake of preserving the meter. "King of stars" means the moon. "Named Puppha" here means Elder Mahāpaduma and Elder Sumana should be known; thus "named Puppha" was said twice. "Forest dwellers" means the country of forest dwellers. "Hail-rain" means rain of falling snow, or rain like streams of hail. "Having caused to be carried away" means having caused to be carried away by a flood of water. "Wearing torn and broken cloth" means one who wears cloth cut with a knife and discolored with dye. "Bald" means shaven-headed. "Unable to bear the disparagement" means unable to bear the disparagement characterized by disparaging others' qualities, which arose in himself because of the elder's power, and similarly, the anger that arose. "Thunderbolts strike" means they fall roaring. "May he not be capable of generating fear and terror for me, may he not exist" is the connection. "Otherwise" means definitely. "Kashmir and Gandhāra" means residents of the country of Kashmir and Gandhāra. "Wind and counter-wind of ascetics" means they were fanned all around by the winds generated by the movements of the monks' robes and bodies. "Eye of Dhamma" means knowledge in the three lower paths. "Beginningless" means connected with beginninglessness (Samyutta Nikāya 2.124 and so on). "More than" means with an excess. "Five countries" means five Chinese countries. "Swiftly" means with speed. He placed protection all around. For preventing their entry, he established protection by way of resolution. "Three and a half thousands" means three and a half (lit. half-fourths), the meaning is three thousands and more than five hundred. "One and a half thousands" means one and a half (lit. half-second), the meaning is one thousand and more than five hundred. "Having driven out" means having chased away. "By circling Rājagaha city" means having circled Rājagaha city, having circumambulated it outside, by the path taken, or by the going. "He caused to ascend" means he arranged. "They flew" means they sprang into the sky. "The best of mountains" means the Cetiya mountain. "In front" means in the eastern direction. "Of the chief city" means of the excellent Anurādhapura. "On Silakūṭa" means on a mountain peak of that name. "Son of Prince Sīha": here they say, "Prince Sīha was born of a lion in the womb of the daughter of the king of Kaliṅga." On the full moon of the month of Jeṭṭha, either the Jeṭṭha constellation or the Mūla constellation occurs, so he says, "it is called the Jeṭṭhamūla constellation." "Hunting" (migavaṃ) is from harming and troubling animals from the forest; it is the sport of shooting animals. "In the form of a red deer" means in the guise of a gokaṇṇa deer. "The size of a chariot pole" means the size of a chariot goad. "One called the creeper-staff" means one made of silver, having obtained its name thus from being adorned with a golden creeper. On the flower-staff are blue and other flowers; on the bird-staff, it should be understood that various kinds of animals and birds appear as if made with varied craftsmanship. "Royal insignia" means excellent articles worthy of a king. "Conch" means a right-spiraling anointing conch. "Vaḍḍhamāna" means ornamental powder; some say "bathing powder."