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adorned with fifty fruits. 49. And there were a thousand sub-branches on those branches; thus was the Great Bodhi, bearing charming splendor. 50. At the moment the Great Bodhi established itself in the bowl, the earth trembled, and various miracles occurred. 51. By themselves, musical instruments sounded among gods and humans; the hosts of gods and Brahmas roared with approval. 52. With the roars of clouds, animals, birds, and Yakkhas, and with the earth trembling, there was one great clamor. 53. From the fruits and leaves of the Bodhi, beautiful six-colored rays emerged and illuminated the entire universe. 54. The Great Bodhi, with its bowl, then rose into the sky; it stood in a cloud-womb, invisible for seven days. 55. The king descended from his seat, staying there for those seven days; he constantly performed various offerings to the Great Bodhi. 56. After those seven days had passed, all the snowy clouds entered the Great Bodhi, and all the rays too. 57. It appeared purely, s... established on the bank of the Aṅkaṭā. For all the great people, the beautiful Great Bodhi. 58. When the Great Bodhi displayed various miracles, it amazed the people, descending to the surface of the earth. 59. Pleased again by these many miracles, the Great King honored the Great Bodhi with a great kingdom. 60. Anointing the Great Bodhi with a great kingdom and honoring it, he stayed there for seven days with various offerings. 61. On the full moon Uposatha of the bright half of Assayuja, he took the Great Bodhi after two weeks. 62. On the fourteenth Uposatha of the dark half of Assayuja, the King of Chariots, placing the Great Bodhi in a beautiful chariot, 63. honoring it, on that very day, brought it to his own city, decorated it in many ways, and had a beautiful pavilion made. 64. On the first day of the bright half of Kattika, there, at the beautiful eastern base of the Great Sāla tree, 65. having it placed, he made many offerings day by day. On the seventeenth day from its arrival, nine new shoots 66. sprouted at once. The many kings, with joyful hearts, again honored the Great Bodhi with a kingdom. 67. Anointing the Great Bodhi with a great kingdom, the great lord also made various kinds of Great Bodhi offerings. 68. Thus, in Kusumapura, like a garland of rays, with many beautiful flags, vast, the very beautiful and excellent Bodhi offering was delightful to the minds of gods and men. Here ends the eighteenth chapter called "The Taking of the Great Bodhi" in the Mahāvaṃsa, composed for the pleasure and emotion of good people. Nineteenth Chapter The Arrival of the Bodhi 1. For the protection of the Great Bodhi, the King of Chariots gave eighteen families of gods, and eight families of ministers. 2. Eight families of Brahmins, and eight families of Vassas, families of cowherds, of hunters, and of bird-catchers. 3. Likewise, of weavers, and of potters, all the families of artisans, and of Nāgas and Yakkhas. 4. And eight golden and bronze pots, the giver of honor gave, and having placed the Great Bodhi, a boat adorned on the Ganges. 5. Mahātherī Saṅghamittā, with eleven bhikkhunīs; And likewise having embarked, Ariṭṭha and others too. 6. Having departed from the city, crossing the Viñjāṭavi jungle; The king reached Tāmalittī, in just seven days. 7. With great and excellent offerings, by gods, nāgas, and humans; Worshipping the Great Bodhi, they arrived in seven days. 8. On the shore of the great ocean, the king placed the Great Bodhi; And worshipped it again, with a great kingdom. 9. He consecrated the Great Bodhi, with a great kingdom, granting wishes; On the first day of the bright half, of the month of Aggasira. 10. To raise the Great Bodhi, by those eight families; Who were given at the root of the Sāla tree, those of the Dhatu lineage. 11. Having lifted the Great Bodhi, into water up to the neck; He entered with the boat, and established it well. 12. Having embarked that boat, the Mahātherī with her companions; And Mahāriṭṭha, the great minister, he spoke these words: 13. "I have worshipped the Great Bodhi, three times with the kingdom; Let my friend, the king, likewise worship it with the kingdom." 14. Having said this, the great king, stood on the shore with clasped hands; Watching the Great Bodhi depart, he shed tears. 15. Due to separation from the Great Bodhi, Dhammāsoka, full of sorrow; Having wept and lamented, Returned to his city. 16. The boat with the Great Bodhi embarked, plunged into the ocean; Waves for a yojana all around, subsided in the great ocean. 17. Five-colored lotuses bloomed, all around; And many musical instruments, played in the sky. 18. Many offerings were made, by many deities; And nāgas made transformations, to seize the Great Bodhi. 19. Mahātherī Saṅghamittā, skilled in the power of supernormal knowledge; Having become a Supaṇṇa (Garuda), she frightened those great nāgas. 20. Those great nāgas, frightened, implored the Mahātherī; Having taken it to the great ocean, to the abode of the serpents. 21. For seven days with the nāga kingdom, with various offerings; Having worshipped and brought it back, placed it on the boat. they drank. 22. Then the Great Bodhi, came to Jambukola; King Devānaṃpiyatissa, was devoted to the welfare of the world. 23. From Sumanā the novice, he had heard the arrival before; From the first day of Maggasira, he was eager with his words. 24. From the northern gate, to Jambukola, the great road; Having adorned it all, with the intention for the Great Bodhi. 25. At the place of the Sea-Viewing Hall, standing by the great ocean; He saw the Great Bodhi arriving, by the great elder’s psychic power. 26. A hall was built at that place, to make that wonder known; It became famous here, by the name Sea-Viewing Hall. 27. By the power of the Great Elder, together with those elders; Then the king came, to Jambukola with his army. 28. With the swiftness of joy at the Great Bodhi’s arrival, uttering an udāna; Wading into water up to his neck, with a well-formed body. 29. The Great Bodhi, with sixteen, families, on his head; Having taken it and placed it, in a beautiful pavilion on the shore. 30. The lord of Lanka placed it, and worshipped it with the kingdom of Lanka; Having bestowed his own kingdom, upon the sixteen families. 31. He himself stood at the doorkeeper’s place, for three days; There the lord of men performed, various offerings. 32. On the tenth day, the Great Bodhi, having been placed in a beautiful chariot; The lord of men bringing it, had that chief tree placed. 33. At the site of the Eastern Monastery, the discerning one; He provided breakfast, for the Sangha and the people. 34. Here the Great Mahinda Elder, spoke of that done by the Ten-Powered One; The taming of the Nāga, to that king completely. 35. Having heard the elder, he made, memorials here and there; In the places used, by the Teacher for sitting and so on. 36. At the village gate of the brahmin Tivakka, the king; Having placed the Great Bodhi, in those various places. 37. On pure sand carpets, filled with various flowers; On roads with raised banners, adorned with flower offerings. 38. Worshipping the Great Bodhi, day and night tirelessly; Bringing it on the fourteenth day, to the city of Anurādha. The city was well adorned with the growing shade. Through the northern gate, he entered, making offerings. Through the southern gate, having exited, he entered the Mahameghavana pleasure grove, frequented by four Buddhas. By the word of Sumana, a well-prepared place, the delightful spot where the former Bodhi stood, was brought near. The king, with sixteen families bearing the ornaments of Lanka, having lowered the Great Bodhi, released it to be established. As soon as it was released from his hand, eighty cubits into the sky, having risen and stood, it emitted beautiful six-colored rays. Having spread over the island, they reached the Brahma-world and stood there; those delightful rays remained until sunset. Ten thousand men, delighted by the miracle, having seen and attained Arahantship, here renounced the world. Having descended, the Great Bodhi, then at sunset, was established in Rohini; the earth trembled. Those roots, having sprung up from the rim of the pot's mouth, encircling that pot, descended into the ground. The established Great Bodhi, all the people gathered, with offerings of perfumes, garlands, etc., worshipped all around. A great cloud rained, full of snow all around; they covered the Great Bodhi, cool and dense. For seven days, the Great Bodhi was invisible there; it remained in the snow-cloud, generating faith in the people. After seven days passed, all those clouds departed; and the Great Bodhi was seen, and also the six-colored rays. The Elder Mahinda, and the nun Saṅghamittā, came there with their retinues, and the king with his retinue. The Khattiyas of Kājaragāma, the Khattiyas of Candanagāma, and the brahmin Tivakka, and the people dwelling on the island. By divine power they came, greatly eager for the Great Bodhi, at that great assembly, astonished by the miracle. A fruit from the eastern branch, as they watched, an unblemished fruit, the Elder, taking it as it fell... to plant, gave to the king. 56. Of fragrant mixed earth, in a full golden bowl; that, at the place of the Great Throne, was placed by the lord of planters. 57. While all were looking on, eight shoots sprang up; young Bodhi trees were born, they stood four cubits high. 58. The king, those young Bodhi trees, having seen, with astonished mind; he honored with a white parasol, and gave an anointing. 59. He established eight (saplings), in the port of Jambukola; at the place where the Great Bodhi stood, at the landing place of the ships then. 60. In the brahmin village of Tivakka, and likewise in Thūpārāma; in Issarasamaṇārāma, in the first Cetiyaṅgaṇa. 61. In Cetiya Pabbata monastery,