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And he gave positions, as was fitting, without attachment; And he gathered those worthy, like Sipagotta and others. 5. Wherever he saw monks, that great-minded one; Honored them and made the small (part) of the Dispensation beautiful. 6. He approached the Elder, dwelling in Nāgasāla; Dāṭhāsiva, greatly wise, virtuous, and very learned. 7. Having respectfully heard from him then, the teaching of the Perfectly Enlightened One; Being exceedingly pleased with the Dhamma, thinking "it brings peace to all." 8. Having heard the words of the Elders, his own former relatives; Who had committed many harms, being wicked and evil-minded. 9. He made the monasteries and precincts, which were old, new again; And he gave villages for support, with much produce here and there. 10. And he made the interrupted requisites, as if they were being done at that very time; And he caused the servants of the Saṅgha to be placed in their proper positions. 11. This meditation house, named Akāsa, for the Elder; Having received it, that great-minded one, gave it to the Saṅgha. 12. And he gave villages for support to him, Bharattāla, Kihimbila; And Kataka, Tulādhāra, and Andhakāra itself. 13. Andhakāra, Antureḷi, Bālava, Dvāranāyaka; And Mahānikaḍḍhika, and Peḷahāḷa, and others. 14. Having given these and other villages for support, that lord of men; Gave servants and park-keepers, indeed, his own relatives. 15. Likewise, for the two fraternities, in monasteries with few requisites; Having seen or heard, he gave many villages for support. 16. What more is there to say, even to the three fraternities; He gave a thousand villages, productive and undisturbed. 17. Remembering the excellent qualities of the Three Jewels; He took a single string (of beads) and made a rosary, indeed. 18. Thus, with all efforts, he was devoted to the Dhamma; All people, following his example, became doers of Dhamma. 19. A Damila, Potthakuṭṭhava, his worker then; Caused to be built an amazing meditation house called Māṭambiya. 20. In Būkakalla, the mango tank, Tantavā a yikacāṭika; And to her he always gave his own village, Niṭṭhilaveṭṭhi. 21. He also had built a Kappūrapariveṇa, a Kurundapillaka, a Mahārājaghara, and a palace. 22. Elsewhere, the wealthy Potthasāta, a wise man, gave three villages to the monasteries in the Jetana monastery. 23. Senāpati Rāja completed a pariveṇa named after him. And Mahākanda the Damila built a pariveṇa named after him. 24. One, Cullapantha, and the Sehāla viceroy, the viceroy Saṅghatissa, also built for the king. 25. Many others, in such monasteries, following the king's lead, thus, righteous beings. 26. Whether evil or good, whoever does it, the world does that very thing; the wise should know this. 27. The chief queen of that king, Jeṭṭhā by name, of great merit, built Jeṭṭhārāma, a dwelling for bhikkhunīs. 28. To her he gave two villages in the Pakkapāsāṇa land: Tambuddha and Bhelagāma, and a hundred monastery attendants. 29. King Malaya also built a very valuable relic house for the cetiya in the Maṇḍalagiri monastery, being very wealthy. 30. He also roofed the central pinnacle of the Lohapāsāda. And Bodhitassa, of great fame, built the Bodhitissa monastery. 31. All the provincial rulers on the island, each according to their ability, built many monasteries and pariveṇas here and there. 32. The time of that king, full of meritorious deeds here, is not fully recounted for fear of excessive detail. 33. The path of the former narrative seems confused; it has been told according to importance, as an indication of causes. 34. Then, at a later time, he went to Pulatthinagara; he made his abode there, accumulating merit. 35. Afflicted with an incurable disease, knowing his time of death, he summoned the great assembly. 36. Having exhorted them with the Dhamma, he approached death. The great assembly, at his death, wept with intense sorrow. 37. Having performed all the funeral rites at his pyre, completely, Having made medicine for himself, even from its ashes. 38. The king, having properly taken all that treasure, and all the army and vehicles, and protected them, returned to the city. 39. Thus, in his sixteenth year, the king passed away; Potthakuṭṭha, the Damila, then ruled his kingdom. 40. Having seized the viceroy, he had Dāṭhāsiva thrown out; He properly appointed a spy, and ordered protection and defense. 41. Without a king, it is not possible to enjoy the earth; Having brought one named Datta, who was chief of the Dhanapiṭṭha. 42. Born in the royal lineage, he anointed him to the kingdom; Having established his name, he himself managed everything. 43. That Danta, in Dhanapiṭṭha, having built a monastery named after himself, also accumulated other merits. 44. He remained in power for two years, as was thought; When Potthakuṭṭha died, another young man, 45. Hatthadāṭha, born in the city of Uṇhā, was summoned; Having anointed him to the kingdom, he himself ruled as before. 46. Having made the Kāḷadīghāvi lake, and also a chief house; He too, after six months, fell into the power of death. 47. Thus knowing that many dangers, wealth, grains, and vehicles, are in kingdoms, the wise should abandon attachment to them, and delight in pleasing merits. In the Mahāvaṃsa, made for the joy and spiritual urgency of good people, the chapter called "The Three Kings" is the forty-fourth. Chapter Forty-five 1. After the passing of that king, Māṇavamma became king; Of what lineage was he, whose son, and how did he obtain the kingdom? 2. Born in the lineage of Mahāsammata, bringing honor to his birth and qualities; He was the son of Kassapa, who broke the Thūpārāma. 3. He obtained the daughter of the Malaya king, named Saṅgha; Having obtained her, he lived in the northern country, with a humble demeanor. 4. While King Hatthadāṭha was still holding the kingdom, he went to Jambudīpa, to the great king, the lion among men. 5. Having gone and stated his name, he began to serve him; He pleased him. and with all efforts, the king. 6. Knowing his friendship, he brought his wife; He settled there, serving day and night. 7. He, the best of men, Kaṇḍuveṭṭhi, being pleased by him; Bestowed upon him the entire kingdom and great wealth. 8. Living with him, his wife named Saṅghā; Gave birth to four daughters and four sons. 9. Then one day the king, mounted on a splendid elephant; Wandered as he pleased, together with Māṇavamma. 10. Having drunk a coconut, being thirsty there; He gave it to Māṇavamma, thinking it was someone else. 11. Taking it, he thought, "The king is my friend; What is 'leftover' for beings in the ultimate sense?" 12. "Therefore, it is proper for me to drink it," he thought and drank it; Thus are those of great zeal, who are willing to give. 13. The king, seeing that, was afraid, and the remainder of it; He himself drank; such is always the karma of the meritorious. 14. He kept him in his own attire, from then on; In food, in bed, in attendance, and in vehicles. 15. While they were living thus, Vallabha prepared for war; Narasīha reflected. 16. "This one, by serving me, will obtain his ancestral kingdom; He serves day and night, without laziness." 17. "If he, going with me, were to die in battle; His expectation and mine, all that would be fruitless." 18. Thinking thus, the king, sent him back to his own city; He himself resolved to fight the Vallabha king. 19. Māṇavamma also thought, "If this king dies in battle, while I am alive; What is the fruit of my life?" 20. "The trust placed in me would be ill-done, if that were to happen; Why did he gather me, as his equal?" 21. "Therefore, it is proper for me to go to the battlefield; For happiness is with him here, whether life or death." 22. Thinking thus, he with his strength bound, he went to the excellent elephant; Having gone, he showed himself, that one, in the battle arena. 23. The Lion-man, seeing him, joyful and pleased, exclaimed; "My friendship with him, what was to be done, has been done!" 24. Then the army of Māṇa, and the army of the Horse-King; Having come together, destroyed the army of the Lord-King. 25. Māṇavamma also showed there his great courage; Striving like Nārāyaṇa, among the gods, in battle. 26. Narasīha, pleased with Māṇavamma's valor; Embracing him with affection, (said) "You indeed are my giver of victory!" 27. Having returned to his own city, having performed the victory celebration; He did everything that was to be done for Māṇavamma's army. 28. Then the king thought thus, "My ally, what was to be done; He himself did everything, he is free from debt to me today." 29. "I too shall repay my debt, by doing what is to be done myself; For grateful and thankful men are exceedingly rare." 30. Having assembled his ministers, he spoke these words; "You too are witnesses to the deeds of this ally of mine." 31. "I too must do for him a good and pleasant deed; For helping good people is the duty of those previously helped." 32. When this was said, those ministers replied to the king; "Whatever Your Majesty desires, that pleases us." 33. Then he, having given Māṇavamma an army with vehicles; And all equipment, and all servants. 34. Saying "Go!" to that one, and seeing him off with his army; The king lamented, as if for a son gone far away. 35. Māṇavamma too, having boarded ships at the ocean shore; Arrived swiftly in no long time, having crossed with speed. 36. Crushing with his army, he entered the island of Laṅkā; Hearing that, King Dāṭhopatissa fled. 37. Māṇavamma, having gone to the city, not yet being king; Pursued the one who fled, following step by step. 38. Then that Tamil army, heard that their lord; Was afflicted by a great illness, hearing that, it departed. Then Dāṭhopatissa, taking that great force, approached Māṇavamma, and began to fight. 40. Māṇavamma thought: “All my army is gone. If I die,