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35. At the four gates of the city, various kinds of food, for the enjoyment of the great multitude, the king caused to be placed. 6. On the Uposatha, the fifteenth day, in the afternoon, with a joyful mind; The wise one, adorned with all ornaments, for royal duties. 37. With all the dancing women, with warriors and their weapons; And with a great army, with elephants, horses, and chariots. 38. Surrounded on all sides by various adornments; He ascended a beautiful chariot, with white horses and fine steeds. 39. Having a beautifully adorned elephant, with a golden palanquin, made to go in front; He was beneath a white parasol. 40. One thousand and eight beautiful city women; Adorned with full water pots, surrounded that kingdom. 41. Various flower baskets, and likewise torch bearers; So many, so many women, holding them. 42. One thousand and eight adorned boys; Holding beautiful flags of various colors, surrounded him. 43. With sounds of various musical instruments, in many places here and there; With sounds of elephants, horses, and chariots, as if the earth were breaking apart. 44. Going to the great cloud-forest, that glorious and greatly renowned one; Shone like the king of gods going to the Nandanavana. 45. At the beginning of the king's departure, in the city with the roar of great musical instruments; The ascetic Soṇuttara, sitting in his monastery, heard it. 46. Having plunged into the earth, and gone to the Nāga palace; He appeared instantly before the Nāga king. 47. Having risen and saluted, he seated him on a couch; The Nāga king, having honored him, asked about the place from which he came. 48. When that was told, he then asked the reason for the elder's coming; Having received all authority, he spoke the Saṅgha's message. 49. "For the purpose of enshrinement in the Great Stūpa, ordained by the Buddha here; The relic in your possession, please give it to me." 50. Hearing that, the Nāga king was exceedingly displeased; "This ascetic is capable of taking it by force. 51. Therefore, the relics must be taken elsewhere," so he thought; He indicated to his nephew who was standing there, by a sign. 52. Vāsuladatta by name, understanding his gesture; Having gone to that shrine house, having swallowed it, a casket. 53. Having gone to the foot of Sineru, he coiled himself in a spiral; Three hundred yojanas long, his body was a yojana in circumference. 54. Having created many thousands of hoods; He smoked and blazed, that mighty one, as he lay. 55. Many thousands of snakes like himself; Having created them, he made them lie down, surrounding him on all sides. 56. Many gods and nāgas gathered there at that time; "We shall watch the battle of the two nāgas," they said. 57. "The relics were seized by the nephew from the uncle," Knowing this, the Elder said, "I have no relics with me." 58. The Elder, from the very beginning, told of the origin of those relics; And said to that nāga king, "Give me the relics." 59. To persuade the Elder otherwise, that lord of serpents; Took him to the shrine house, and described it to him. 60. "Behold, O Bhikkhu, this well-built shrine and shrine house, adorned in many ways with many jewels. 61. All the jewels in the entire island of Laṅkā, even the steps and the railing, are not worth it, what then of others? 62. To take the relics from a place of great honor to a place of lesser honor, this, O Bhikkhu, is not proper." 63. "The realization of the Truth, is indeed lacking in you; It is proper to take the relics to a place of Truth-realization." 64. "Tathāgatas arise for release from the suffering of saṃsāra; This is the Buddha's intention, therefore we shall take the relics. 65. The king will deposit the relics today itself; Therefore, without delay, give me the relics quickly." 66. The nāga said, "If, Venerable Sir, you see the relics, take them and go." The Elder made him say this three times. 67. Having made his hand subtle, the Elder, standing there, immediately put his hand into the nephew's mouth. 68. Taking the relic casket, and saying, "Stop, O nāga!" He plunged into the earth, and emerged in the monastery. 69. The nāga king, "The bhikkhu has gone," a “We have been deceived!” For the bringing of the Relics, he sent his nephew. 70. The nephew, then, not seeing the casket in the belly, lamenting, came and informed his uncle. 71. Then that Nāga king, too, “We have been deceived!” lamented. All the Nāgas, afflicted, lamented. 72. The gods, pleased with the bhikkhu’s victory over the Nāga, came together, worshipping the Relics, they came along with him. 73. Lamenting, the Nāgas came to the Saṅgha’s presence; they lamented in many ways, distressed by the taking of the Relics. 74. The Saṅgha, out of compassion for them, gave a small portion of the Relics; pleased with that, they went and brought offerings. 75. Sakka, with a jeweled couch and a golden casket, taking them along with the gods, approached that place. 76. At the place where the Elder rose, made by Vissakamma, he established the couch in a beautiful jeweled pavilion. 77. Taking the mother-casket from the hand of that Elder, placing it in the casket, he placed it on the excellent couch. 78. Brahmā held the parasol, Santusita the fan, Suyāma the jeweled fan, Sakka the conch and pure water. 79. The four great kings, stood with swords in hand; thirty-three powerful devaputtas stood with offering-bowls in hand. 80. Worshipping with Pāricchattaka flowers, they stood there; thirty-two maidens stood holding lamp-staffs. 81. Having chased away the evil yakkhas, the yakkhaseṇāpati, twenty-eight, stood performing protection. 82. Pañcasikha stood there, playing the lute, having created a stage, with the sound of Timbaru musical instruments. 83. Many devaputtas, too, performing beautiful songs; Mahākāḷa, the Nāga king, was praised in many ways. 84. Divine musical instruments played, divine singing took place; the deities caused showers of divine perfumes and so on to fall. 85. That Elder Indagutta, to repel Māra, made an iron parasol equal to the Cakkavāḷa. 86. In front of their mothers, and in five places here and there, the faultless monks chanted in groups. 87. There came the great king, the joyful Duṭṭhagāmaṇī, carrying on his head the golden casket that was brought. 88. Placing the relic casket, and establishing it on a seat, worshipping and bowing to the Relic, he stood there, with folded hands. 89. Seeing the divine umbrellas and such, the divine perfumes and such, and hearing the sounds of divine music and so on, the warrior king, 90. seeing the Brahma-deva, was pleased and greatly amazed; he worshipped the Relic with an umbrella, and anointed it in the kingdom of Lanka. 91. "The divine umbrella, the human umbrella, and the umbrella of liberation itself— thus, to the Teacher, the Lord of the world, who holds these three umbrellas, 92. I give my kingdom three times," with a joyful mind, he said; three times he gave the kingdom of Lanka to the Relics. 93. Worshipping the Relics, by gods and humans, together with the caskets, the warrior king, carrying them on his head, 94. surrounded by the assembly of monks, circumambulated the stupa, and bringing them from the east, entered the relic chamber. 95. Ninety-six crores of Arahants surrounded the excellent stupa on all sides, standing with folded hands. 96. As the lord of men, filled with joy, thought, "I shall place them in the relic chamber, on the auspicious, precious couches," 97. the relic casket with the Relics rose from his head, and stood in the sky at a height of seven palm trees. 98. The casket opened by itself, and the Relics rose from it, taking the form of the Buddha, resplendent with marks and signs. 99. Just like the Buddha at the foot of the Gaṇḍamba tree, they performed the Twin Miracle, which was superintended by the Living Sugata. 100. Seeing that miracle, with minds purified and concentrated, twelve crores of gods and humans attained Arahantship. 101. The rest attained the three fruits, beyond the path of counting; then, abandoning the Buddha form, they settled back into the casket. 102. Then the casket descended and rested on the king's head. And by the Elder Indagutta, and by the dancers, he then. Carrying the Relic Casket, having reached the beautiful couch; Placing the casket on the jeweled couch, the radiant one. Having washed his hands again, with perfumed water; Having anointed with four-fold perfume, respectfully. Having opened the casket, having taken out the relics; Thus thought the lord of the earth, desiring the welfare of the great multitude. If the relics are undisturbed by anyone; If the relics remain as a refuge for the people. In the manner the Teacher lay down, on the couch of final Nibbāna; May they lie down on this well-arranged, precious couch. Thinking thus, he placed the relics, on the supreme couch; Then the relics, of their own accord, settled on the supreme couch. On the full moon Uposatha day, of the bright half of Āsaḷha; Under the Uttarāsaḷha constellation, thus were the relics established. With the establishment of the relics, the great earth trembled; Many miracles occurred, in various ways. The king, delighted by the relics, worshipped with a white parasol; And gave the entire kingdom of Lanka, for seven days. And all ornaments on his body, he offered in the Relic Chamber; Likewise the dancers, ministers, the assembly, and even the deities. The king, having given robes, ghee, and other things to the Saṅgha; Had the monks perform communal chanting, throughout the entire night. Again on the next day, he had the drum beaten in the city, proclaiming: "All people may enjoy this seven-day relic festival," for the welfare of the populace. The great Elder Indagutta, of great psychic power, made an aspiration: "May people in the island of Lanka,