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And between King Paṇḍukābhaya and Abhaya, the years without a king were seventeen. 106. That King Paṇḍukābhaya, thirty-seven years having attained, steadfastly ruled the earth; in the delightful and prosperous Anurādhapura, he reigned for so many years. In the Mahāvaṃsa, composed for the serene joy and emotion of good people, the chapter named "The Anointing of Paṇḍukābhaya" is the Tenth Chapter. Eleventh Chapter The Anointing of Devānaṃpiyatissa 1. After him, his son, renowned as Muṭasiva, son of Suvaṇṇapāli, attained the kingdom without trouble. 2. The Mahāmeghavana park, renowned for its excellent qualities, filled with fruit and flower trees, that king had built, beautiful. 3. At the time of taking the park site, a great cloud, out of season, rained, and so the park... a vehicle, it was the Great Cloud Forest. 4. For sixty years, King Mutasiva ruled the kingdom; In the excellent city of Anuradha, in the beautiful land of Lanka. 5. He had ten sons, who wished each other well; And two daughters, agreeable, and worthy of the family. 6. Devanampiyatissa by name, was the renowned second son; Among all those brothers, he was superior in merit and wisdom. 7. That Devanampiyatissa, became king upon his father's demise; Concurrent with his anointing, many wonders occurred. 8. Throughout the entire island of Lanka, treasures and jewels, Emerged from their hidden places, and rose to the surface of the earth. 9. Near the island of Lanka, those from shipwrecked vessels, And those born there, to the land, jewels ascended. 10. At the foot of the Chata mountain, three bamboo staffs, Like chariot goads, equal in size, appeared. 11. Among them, one was a creeper-staff, with silver-like creepers there; Golden-hued and radiant, they appeared delightful. 12. One was a flower-staff, and flowers there, Various and multi-colored, appeared fully bloomed. 13. One was a bird-staff, with many birds and beasts there; Various and multi-colored, they appeared as if alive. 14. Fear-elephants, chariots, amalaka fruits, bracelets, finger-rings, Kakudha fruits, and unripened ones, these were the eight kinds. 15. Pearls emerged from the sea, and stood on the shore like a heap; All this was Devanampiyatissa's, manifestation of merit. 16. Sapphires, cat's eyes, and rubies, these jewels, And these silver pieces, pearls, and those staffs. 17. Within seven days, they were brought to the king; Seeing them, the king was pleased, and thus pondered. 18. "These priceless jewels, are for Dhammasoka. He is my friend, worthy of them, I shall give these to him." 19. Devanampiyatissa, and Dhammasoka, these two, Were unseen friends, for a long time, O king. 20. His nephew Mahariṭṭha, and a chief minister, A brahmin minister, and a treasurer, the king sent these four people. Having made a messenger, he sent him, surrounded by a multitude; Having caused these invaluable jewels to be taken. And those three kinds of gems, and three chariot poles; And a conch shell turning to the right, and those eight kinds of pearls. Having boarded a ship at Jambukola, in seven days they; Having happily reached the port, then again in seven days. Having gone to Pāṭaliputta, to King Dhammāsoka; They presented the gifts, seeing them he was pleased. "Such jewels as these, I do not have," thus thinking; The pleased king gave the position of general to Ariṭṭha. And to the chief brahmin, the position of chief justice; He gave to that minister, and to the accountant, the position of chief. Having given them abundant wealth, and residences; Consulting with his great ministers, having seen the return gifts. A yak-tail whisk, a turban, a sword, an umbrella, and sandals; A diadem, a fan with a handle, a water-pot, yellow sandalwood. An unwashed cloth, a valuable hand-towel; Collyrium brought by nāgas, and reddish clay. And water from Anotatta, and water from the Ganges; And a conch shell with a Nandiyāvaṭṭa pattern, and a growing maiden. And a golden food-tray, and a very valuable palanquin; Harīṭaka, āmalaka, and valuable ambrosial medicine. And sixty hundred loads of well-brought rice; An anointing ceremony apparatus, distinguished by its retinue. Having given these gifts to his friend in due time, the king; Sent messengers with this gift of the True Dhamma as well. "I have gone for refuge to the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Saṅgha; I have declared myself a lay follower in the teaching of the Sakya son. You too, O best of men, these supreme jewels; Having gladdened your mind, go for refuge with faith." "Perform the anointing ceremony for my friend again," thus; Having said, he honored and sent these friendly ministers. Having stayed for five months, those ministers, highly honored; On the bright half of Vesākha... the messengers went forth. 38. Having embarked at Tāmalitti, on a ship at Jambukola; They disembarked and saw the pillar, having arrived here on the twelfth day. 39. Those messengers presented gifts, to the lord of the island of Laṅkā; The lord of Laṅkā arranged, a great reception for them. 40. In the month of Maggasira, at the rising of the moon, The ministers loyal to their lord, anointed the king of Laṅkā. 41. Having conveyed the words of Dhammāsoka, devoted to the welfare of their lord; They again anointed him, who delighted in the welfare and happiness of Laṅkā. 42. Thus, on the full moon day of Vesākha, the king, whose hidden name was Devānaṃpiya, For the joy and festival spread throughout Laṅkā, anointed himself, bringing happiness to the people. In the Mahāvaṃsa, composed for the joy and spiritual urgency of good people, The Anointing of Devānaṃpiyatissa, The Eleventh Chapter. The Twelfth Chapter The Spreading of the Dhamma to Various Countries 1. The Elder Moggaliputta, the illuminator of the Buddha's Dispensation; Having completed the Council, and foreseeing the future. 2. Having considered the establishment of the Dispensation, in the border regions; He sent those Elders, here and there in the month of Kattika. 3. He sent the Elder Majjhantika, to Kasmīra and Gandhāra; He sent the Elder Mahādeva, to Mahisamaṇḍala. 4. He sent the Elder named Rakkhita, to Vanavāsi; Likewise, to Aparantaka, the Elder named Yona-Dhammarakkhita. 5. To Mahāraṭṭha, the Elder named Mahādhamma-Rakkhita; He sent the Elder Mahārakkhita, to the Yona country. 6. He sent the Elder Majjhima, to the Himavanta region; To Suvaṇṇabhūmi, the two Elders, Soṇa and Uttara. 7. The Elder Mahāmahinda, the Elders Iṭṭiya and Uttiya; Sambala and Bhaddasāla, his own resident pupils. 8. "Establish the delightful Dispensation of the Buddha, in the delightful island of Laṅkā," Thus he sent these five Elders. 9. At that time, in Kasmīra and Gandhāra, when the harvest was ripe; The Nāga king Aravāḷa, caused a hailstorm. 10. Having caused it to rain, the terrible one cast everything into the ocean; There, the Elder Majjhantika Hero, quickly having gone through the sky. 11. On Aravāla Lake's water surface, strolling and so forth; He did; having seen him, those Nāgas, angered, reported to the king. 12. Then that Nāga king, angered, created various terrors; Great winds blew, the cloud thundered, rained. 13. Thunderbolts burst forth, lightning flashed from everywhere; Trees and mountain peaks fell down. 14. And Nāgas of deformed appearance terrified all around; He himself smoked, burned, reviling in many ways. 15. All that terror the Elder, by psychic power, repelled; He spoke to that Nāga king, showing his supreme power. 16. Even if the world, with its devas, were to come and frighten me; It would not be able to produce fear and terror in me. 17. Even if you, the entire earth, with its oceans, with its mountains; 18. Having lifted up, O great Nāga, were to throw upon me, Indeed, you would not be able to produce fear and terror in me; Rather, it would be your own ruin, O lord of serpents. 19. Having heard that, to him whose pride was removed, the Elder taught the Dhamma; Then the Nāga king became established in the refuges and precepts. 20. Likewise, eighty-four thousand serpents; And in the Himalayas, many Gandharvas, Yakkhas, Kumbhaṇḍas. 21. But a Yakkha named Paṇḍaka, together with the Yakkhiṇī Hāritā; With five hundred sons, attained the first fruit. 22. "Do not now generate anger, from now on, as before; And do not kill living beings, for living beings desire happiness." 23. "Cultivate loving-kindness towards beings, may humans dwell happily;" Thus instructed by him, they likewise practiced. 24. Then that lord of serpents on a jeweled couch, (seated) the Elder; Having seated him, stood fanning near him. 25. Then people dwelling in Kashmir and Gandhāra came; For the Nāga king's worship, having thought the Elder greatly powerful. 26. Having saluted the Elder, they sat down to one side; To them the Elder taught the Dhamma, like a venomous snake. 27. Of eighty thousand, Dhamma-... understanding of the Dhamma arose. A hundred thousand men went forth near the Elder. 28. From that time onwards, in Kashmir and Gandhara, they are even now shining like saffron robes, devoted to the Triple Gem. 29. Having gone to the Maṇḍala country, the Elder Mahādeva preached the Devadūta Sutta in the midst of the people. 30. Forty thousand purified the Dhamma-eye. Forty thousand went forth near him. 31. Then the Elder Rakkhita, the forest dweller, standing in the sky, preached the Anamatagga Saṃyutta in the midst of the people. 32. For sixty thousand men, an understanding of the Dhamma arose. Thirty-seven thousand went forth near him. 33. Five hundred monasteries were established in that country. The Elder thus established the Buddha's Dispensation there. 34. Having gone to Aparantaka, the Yonaka Elder Dhammarakkhita, preaching the Aggikkhandhopama Sutta in the midst of the people, 35. for thirty-seven thousand beings who had gathered there, the expert in Dhamma quenched them with the deathless Dhamma. 36.