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Having repaired the old shrines, many here and there; He also had very valuable statues of the gods made. 144. And having given the Brahmins excellent royal food; He fed them milk with sugar in golden bowls. 145. He always provided a livelihood for lame bulls; And to the Tamils, he gave horses and oxen that were not taken. 146. Those who were helpless and modest, he secretly gathered them; There was no one on the island not supported by him as was fitting. 147. Thinking, "How should cattle be given a great share?"; He gave them thousands of fields with milk-yielding crops. 148. In Kalavapi, he built a strong water-spillway; Such immeasurable and abundant merit was indeed his. 149. His son at that time, the crown prince, had passed away; Another boy was born at the time of the commander-in-chief. 150. The king, fearing for him among the royal princes, because he was worthy of kingship; They could not kill him, so he raised him as best he could. 151. When the city was besieged by enemies, he once, it is said, Approached his father and asked for a war elephant. 152. He gave him a great elephant, terrible, like the form of Mara; Well-trained and strong, skilled in all weapons. 153. Thinking, "This is the time," he then tied on a sword; Mounted the excellent elephant, and went out of the city. 154. Having destroyed all the forces, he gained an unconquerable victory; The king, seeing him, was pleased, and the commander-in-chief... to him. 155. Indeed, that Sabala, having gone to the northern region, put to flight that army, and the arrogant Ādipāda Dappula. 156. Thereupon Dappula became a bitter enemy to him; seeing him in the Great Ummāra War, he was exceedingly enraged. 157. He quickly sent to kill him, himself mounted on an elephant; but that one, with his own tusked elephant, scattered and put him to flight. 158. Seeing him thus, greatly pleased, and there being no others, he gave him the kingship, his own position as sub-king. 159. Thus, having enjoyed this island for twenty years, he went to the heavens to enjoy the fruit of his meritorious deeds. 160. Thus, by many ways, by the terrible sufferings of people, all possessions are destroyed in a moment; alas, fools delight in them! Here ends the forty-sixth chapter, called "Six Kings," in the Mahāvaṃsa, composed for the serene joy and emotion of the good. Chapter Forty-Seven Five Kings 1. After his father's demise, that sub-king became king; capable of punishing and favoring the Sakka's friends. 2. His queen was named Senā, wise and beautiful to behold, with young, very beloved sons of the king. 3. He gave the position of Yuvarāja to his eldest son; he made others Ādipādas, and the queen also had daughters. 4. Having given suitable positions to each of them, the king gathered the people with the four bases of sympathy. 5. Then, for some reason, he went to Maṇihīraka; while residing there, he heard that the border region was rebellious. 6. Thereupon, he immediately sent his commander-in-chief and his eldest son, saying, "Go and subdue that region." 7. When they had arrived there, slanderers, intent on causing division, said something and estranged those two princes. 8. Then, becoming enemies, they began to seize the country; the king, hearing this, immediately went there. 9. Having killed both of them there, and confiscated all their possessions, and having killed all their partisans, he went to Pulatthinagara. 10. Then in the Rohana country, the son of the lord of wealth; A khattiya named Mahinda, of the lineage of Dāṭhāsiva. 11. He, having been offended by his father, came to the king; The king, seeing him, was pleased, and received him appropriately. 12. To make firm friendship with him, he gave his daughter named Deva; And sent him with an army to Rohana itself. 13. He, going with the royal army, having crushed Rohana; Having driven away Jambudīpa, obtained Rohana for his father. 14. He built a firm and beautiful salākagga in the Mahāvihāra; He gave it for the maintenance of the sage Kholakkiya. 15. Having honored the village named Mahānāma, as much as possible; And having built a dilapidated house for Vaḍḍhamānaduminda. 16. For its protection, he gave a granary with much wealth; He gave the village named Kāḷussaṃ to the Nīlārāma. 17. He gave a village to the Loharūpa and to the ārāma; And he repaired the old ones, and had images made. 18. Palaces, cetiyas, and many vihāras; He built a large hospital in Puḷatthinagara. 19. Likewise, also pandals, with villages of wealth; And halls here and there for the lame and the blind. 20. Having had them written in books, the well-judged cases; He had them placed in the royal palace, for fear of bribery. 21. He gave many villages of wealth to Nāgavaḍḍhana; Not preventing new writings, but protecting the old teachings. 22. And the great gifts made by his father, and other merits; He carefully protected all of them, without destroying them. 23. And the chief queen of the great king performed many merits; The queen built the Kaṇṭaka cetiya on Cetiyapabbata. 24. Having built Jayasena, she gave the mountain to a villager; She gave the village Mahummāra to the community of monks. 25. Having established a nunnery named Silāmegha; She gave requisites to the nuns in Silāmegha. 26. There were villages bought before, a vihāra there as a means; Having given them, she collected them, and the vihāra He caused them to be given. 27. Having covered the great trees, all the stupa-mountains; With banners of various colors, and flags, he worshipped. 28. He also repaired the eastern monastery section, the palace; He made the difficult-to-enjoy upper story easy to enjoy for him. 29. He restored the ruined monastery and the mountain storehouse; And gave villages for enjoyment to the monks residing there. 30. Having built a dwelling in Ambuyyāna, on Dappuḷapabbata; He gave the four requisites, complete, to three hundred monks. 31. Having built Nīlagalla, a delightful monastery; He caused a water-right, yielding much, to be given to it. 32. He repaired the old monasteries in Arikāri; And built a new Salākagga and a palace. 33. In Vāhadīpa, he built Senaggabodhipabbata; He caused the Dhamma to be recited by many learned ones in the three Nikāyas. 34. He also caused the monks to receive bundles in iron bowls; All that is called merit, he did not avoid anything. 35. To noble and helpless women, he gave ornaments; Food to those desiring food, much he gave at night. 36. He gave grain to cattle, and food to crows and others; And rice to children, mixed with honey and treacle. 37. Having thus performed merits, that king with his retinue; Having ruled for five years, he departed from the earth. 38. Then his son was, the delight of the Sinhalese; Endowed with all good qualities, a khattiya named Mahinda. 39. He was known on earth as the cloud of righteous virtue; A lamp of Dhamma, a banner of Dhamma, devoted to pure Dhamma. 40. All that was done by former kings, following the path of Dhamma; He did without omitting anything, but avoided unrighteousness. 41. To carry out new work in the Ratanapāsāda palace; He always caused the Geṭṭhumba water-right to be given. 42. He repaired the old, and performed meritorious deeds; Having reigned for four years, he passed away. 43. Then King Aggabodhi raised the parasol in the city; He caused for all beings, welfare and happiness completely. 44. He caused a relic-offering to be made, worthy of all the Teacher's virtues; And a great offering to the Fully Awakened One, made by his grandfather. 45. He caused the Udayagga and other Bodhi-trees, and a monastery to be made; Taking the name of his father, and his own, the king. 46. Having made that monastery, named Bhūta, with endowments; He gave it to his own teacher, and to three hundred monks. 47. He gave the village of Cūḷavāpiya, to the royal hall; And two villages, in Kāḷūlamallavāta. 48. He prevented entry, on Uposatha days; Of fish, meat, and liquor, into his own city. 49. Having worshipped the monks or the stupa, when departing from there; "May the sands perish," thus he washed his feet. 50. Whatever deed was heavenly, whatever deed led to liberation; Devout in the Triple Gem, he performed all such deeds. 51. Devoted to serving his mother, he was day and night; Going to attend her, early in the morning, it is said, the king. 52. Having anointed her head with oil, and rubbed off the dirt; Having cleaned her nails, and bathed her respectfully. 53. Having dressed her in a new garment, pleasant to his touch; Taking the discarded garment, he himself washed it. 54. Having sprinkled water on it, and on his own crowned head; With perfumes and garlands, he properly worshipped the stupa. 55. Having bowed three times, and circumambulated it; Having given clothes and other things, to her retinue as they wished. 56. Having fed her with his own hands, that excellent food; Having eaten the leftovers, and placed them on his head. 57. Having fed her retinue, with excellent royal food; Having prepared her dwelling, perfumed with sweet scents. 58. Having spread the bed there, well with his own hands; Having washed her feet, and anointed them with fine perfumed oil. 59. Sitting and massaging her, until she fell asleep; Having circumambulated the bed, three times, having worshipped well. 60. Having appointed guards, and servants and workers; Turning his back on her, he departed from behind. 61. Standing in an unseen place, he bowed again three times; Content with that deed, remembering it again and again. 62. He went home, living, and served in the same way; Once, by way of a servant, he bowed to his own servant. 63. He made him speak for himself, to apologize for his own words; Having given himself to the Sangha of bhikkhus, through his mother. 64. Knowing the wealth to be invaluable, he became a wise freeman;