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They reached the great river named Gona; They stopped, full of desire to go quickly. 25. "As the river obstructs us, You too obstruct it; Take the water here," saying this, The elder then addressed the river. 26. He descended with the boy, Seeing those two; A Naga king then, Gave his back to them. 27. Having crossed, he took the boy, And went to a border dwelling; Having received milk-rice, and eaten, He gave the rest in a bowl to him. 28. Cittaka The elder, having put rice on the ground, ate it. The elder knew that, "Eat what is on the ground." 29. King Paṇḍu, having reigned for five years, died. His son Pipārinda, and his third brother, 30. the youngest, Khuddapārinda, ruling the great earth, harassed all the people who were followers of Dhātusena. 31. Sādhu-sena, having gathered the people, fought with the king. He, due to his good and bad deeds, after sixteen years, 32. was then without an heir. The king, after two months, Dhātusena destroyed him, having waged a great war. 33. When that king was slain, Dāṭhiya, a Damila, was king for a year, then was slain by Dhātusena. 34. Piṭṭhiya, a Damila, died after seven months. Having fought with Dhātusena, the Damila lineage was cut off. 35. Then Dhātusena became king of Laṅkā, the island. With his brothers, he, the destroyer of the island's Damilas, 36. by many means, established twenty-one military camps, and fought completely. 37. Having purified the earth well, and made the people happy, he re-established the Teaching in its proper place, which had been destroyed by others. 38. The noble families, residents of villages, who had followed the Damilas, he, being angry, thought, "They did not protect me or the Teaching." 39. Having taken their villages, he gave villages to those who protected the sky (or, were loyal). All those nobles, having come from Rohaṇa, attended upon him. 40. He gave them respect and honor as was fitting. He greatly pleased his ministers, his companions in hardship. 41. Having built a great river (dam), he made rice fields with constant water. He gave rice alms to the bhikkhus at Mahāpāḷa. 42. The wise one made halls for the lame and the sick. Having taken Kāḷavāpi, he dammed the great river Goṇa. 43. Having made the Great Monastery, orderly and without confusion, and also the Bodhi-tree house, he made them beautiful to behold. 44. Having satisfied the bhikkhus with the four requisites, he, like Dhammāsoka, made a collection of the Three Piṭakas. Indeed. 45. He made eighteen monasteries, For the Therī nuns; And eighteen tanks, In the island rich in produce. 46. Kāḷavāpī monastery, Named Koṭipassāva; And Dakkhiṇagiri by name, Vaḍḍhamānaka monastery. 47. And Paṇṇavallaka, Named Bhallātaka; In the Pāsāṇasinna region, And Dhātusena mountain. 48. Maṃgano, and Thūpaviṭṭhi, And Dhātusena in the north; Pācina Kambaviṭṭhi, And likewise Antaramegiri. 49. Antāḷi Dhātusena, And Kassapiṭṭhika of old; Rohaṇedāyagāma, And Sālavāṇa the terrible. 50. Bhallivāṇa monastery, The best of eighteen men; Pādūlaka, Hambalaṭṭhi, And Mahādatthādi tank. 51. And in the small monasteries, The best of eighteen men; And having made tanks likewise, He gave them to those (monasteries). 52. The Mayūrapariveṇa, Twenty-five cubits (high); Having removed it, he made a palace, Twenty-one cubits (high). 53. Having removed Kumārasena's, Former possessions, he purified them; Half the share of Kāḷavāpi, And two hundred fields. 54. In the old Brazen Palace, He carried out new work; On the great stūpas, parasols, He repaired the three old ones. 55. Like the Bodhi festival, Made by Devānaṃpiyatissa; He made a lion-throne offering, For the excellent Bodhi (tree). 56. Dhāvanā and Lobhanā boats, He worshipped sixteen of them there; Adornments for the Lord of Sages, And an anointing ceremony he made. 57. From the Great Bodhi's founding, The kings of Laṅkā; Up to the twelfth year, Performed Bodhi worship. 58. Of the Great Elder Mahinda, Having made an image; To the Elder's shrine having brought it, To perform a great offering. 59. Having given a thousand (coins) to illuminate, He commanded the Dīpavaṃsa; To the bhikkhus staying there, He ordered jaggery to be given. 60. Remembering a bhikkhu, Scattering refuse on his own head; He gave no revenue, To his own monastery where he had lived. 61. Much repair work he did, In the Abhayuttara monastery; For the Stone Buddha he made, A temple and a pavilion. By the Buddha's servant, the king, when two priceless gems were lost, he made eyes for the Master and a radiant crest-jewel too. With intensely blue gems he made excellent hair-whorls. A golden band, and a hair-like (urna) and a golden robe. A golden foot-net, a supreme lotus lamp. Various colored cloths there he offered countless. He made images in the house at the many auspicious shrines. He also made Bodhisattas for the Master of the black rock. And for the one called Upasumbha, he made for the Lord of the world. And a radiant crest-jewel and for the one called Abhisheka. He made for the Buddha image the previously mentioned adornments. On the left side of the Bodhi (tree) and a Bodhisatta house. And for Metteyya he made all royal adornments. Around him for a yojana he then arranged protection. He caused to be made in the monasteries rows of relics called "Dhāturāja". And with a hundred thousand (coins) a splendid great Bodhi house. In the stupa garden, for the stupa, an offering, a cleansing of the old. And in the tooth relic house a restoration of the old. And the tooth relic casket, and a dense radiant pavement. Strewn with priceless gems, and golden lotuses. He worshipped the tooth relic, making countless offerings. He gave robes and other things to the monks dwelling on the island. Having caused new work to be done here and there in the monasteries. And having built walls, he made delightful plaster work. Having made at the three great stupas very valuable plaster work. He made a golden umbrella and a diamond finial. When the Great Monastery by the wicked Mahāsena was destroyed. The monks who loved the Dhamma dwelt on Cetiyapabbata. Having made Ambatthala, desirous of giving to the Theravādins. Being requested by them, to them alone the lord of the earth gave it. And a boat for giving food, having caused it to be made of bronze. He established a system of alms-giving with ten ambaṇas (measures). Having caused to be made inside and outside the city, temples of the Victor. And he worshipped images, and Dhamma seats. A home without a home. 79. All his merits, a man of good conduct; Who indeed is capable, this is merely a hint. 80. He had two sons, Kassapa of a different mother; And Moggallāna of the same mother, of great strength. 81. Likewise, one daughter, dear as life and lovely; He gave her to his nephew, and the generalship to him. 82. Without fault, he struck her, on her thighs with a whip; The king, seeing his daughter’s garment smeared with blood. 83. Knowing it, he angrily burned his mother naked; From then on, he harbored enmity, and approached Kassapa. 84. Enticing him with the kingdom, causing a rift between him and his father; Gathering the people, he made them seize his father quickly. 85. Then Kassapa raised the parasol, destroying the people on his father’s side; Having obtained all evil companions. 86. Then Moggallāna, wishing to wage a great war; Being unable to gather strength, went to Jambudīpa seeking strength. 87. Due to the destruction of the great kingdom, and the separation from his son; And being imprisoned, the distressed and evil ruler. 88. Unable to cause more suffering, he told King Kassapa; “There is a treasure in the royal palace, guarded by your father, O King.” 89. “He doesn’t know it’s guarded,” said the king, “this is his intention; He wants Moggallāna to get the treasure,” he then said. 90. Hearing that, the wicked man angrily sent messengers to his father; Saying, “Tell me the location of the treasure.” 91. Thinking, “This is a trick for the wicked one to kill us”; He remained silent, and they went and reported to the king. 92. Then, greatly enraged, he sent again and again; “Well, if I see my friend, and bathe in the Black Lake.” 93. “I will tell him,” he thought, and told the messengers, “if he brings me to the Black Lake, it can be known,” so they went. 94. They told the king, and the king, delighted and eager for the treasure; Sent messengers, giving a chariot with an old horse. 95. Thus, as the king went, the charioteer driving the chariot; Eating parched rice, the horse… and gave a little something. 96. Having eaten that, and being pleased, he then gave his life there; to do that favor for Moggallāna, the doorkeeper. 97. Thus, possessions are fickle, like lightning; therefore, who among the wise would be heedless regarding them? 98. Having heard, "The king is coming," the elder, his friend, received rice, meat, and a fine, clear pond. 99. Thinking, "The king likes this," he guarded it and sat down; the king also came, bowed, and sat down to one side. 100. Thus seated, like two who had attained kingship, they quenched their great desire with mutual conversation. 101. Having fed the elder, and advised him in many ways, he enjoined him to diligence, showing the nature of worldly things. 102. Then, approaching the pond, taking as much as he wished, having bathed and drunk, he said to the king's servants. 103. "This much is my wealth, sirs!" Having heard that, the king's servants, returned to the king's city, and reported it without fear. 104. "He guards wealth for his son, he breaks people on the island; this one is alive!" Angrily, he commanded the army chief. 105. "Kill my father!" The enemy's back was seen; delighted, pleased, and angry, adorned with all ornaments. 106. He approached the king, and walked before him; the king, seeing him, thought, "This one is more wicked than my death." 107.