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Then the royal daughter, having performed the funeral rites for her father, three times a day, mounting the horse, went to attend to the Bodhi. The people, seeing her beauty, their minds astonished, thought, "Truly, this is a gift worthy of a king that we have seen. Let us go and tell the king. Perhaps the king will give us something." Thinking thus, going to the king's presence, having saluted, they stood and said thus. 12. Having come together at the Bodhi-mandapa, constantly... With steadfast mind; A maiden goes to worship, flashing like lightning with glory. 13. Dark blue are her locks, wide and long her eyes; Golden earrings gleam, slender, with lovely breasts. 14. Hair like dark clouds, mingled with sunbeams; High-nosed, dark-browed, her smile a delightful radiance. 15. Such a one, O Great King, has never been seen before; Come, behold her glory at the Bodhi-mandala. Hearing this, the king, his heart captivated by the mere sound, took his fourfold army and, when the princess came to worship the Bodhi tree, ordered his men to surround the outer wall and seize her. Then the army stood ready to capture her. Seeing them, the princess quickly approached the Sindh horse, sat on its back, and signaled with her heel. It took her and swiftly soared into the sky. But, unaccustomed to riding, she could not maintain her grip against the horse's speed and slipped from its back. Seeing the princess falling, and remembering the king's command, the Sindh horse swiftly returned, caught her hair in its teeth, lifted her up, placed her back on its back as she fell, and carried her through the air, setting her down safely in the city of Pāṭaliputta. 16. Even beasts remember thus, and do good in return; Knowing they do not forsake, may beings be grateful. From then on, she performed meritorious deeds, devoted to heaven. 17. Whoever, with wisdom, honors that best of trees, revered by sages; He becomes wealthy and free from ills, and everywhere he is praised. The ninth story is about the Bodhi Princess. 40. In the story of Kuṇḍalī, this is the sequence: In the island of Laṅkā, in the district of Rohaṇa, there was a village called Mahāgāma, and there was a monastery called Tissavihāra, crowded with hundreds of monks and adorned with many surrounding enclosures. The novice Tissa resided there. Once, while wandering in the countryside, he begged for alms in Pāsāṇavāpi village. Having obtained enough food with ghee to sustain himself, he left, reached the village gate, and headed towards the great village. He asked the people about a pleasant place with water. They said, "Venerable sir, not far from you, there is a place called Kakubandakandara, with flowing cool water and a white sandy bottom. Go there, bathe, sit in the cool shade on the sand, eat your meal, and then proceed." The novice agreed, went there, sat in the pleasant spot, and began to eat his meal. At that time, a female dog, who had gone into the forest with a forester, gave birth to puppies in a cave in that ravine. Weak with hunger and trembling, she lay near her puppies. Smelling the aroma of food in the novice's bowl, she rose from her lying place, trembling, approached him, wagging her tail, and stood there. The novice, seeing her, with a compassionate heart, placed the first morsel he had prepared for his meal before her. She happily ate it. Seeing this, pleased, he repeatedly made morsels, gave her his meal, washed his bowl, put it in his bag, and departed. Then, that female dog, due to the merit of the novice's kindness, passed away from there and was reborn in Jambudīpa, in the city of Devaputta, in the womb of the queen consort of the king. After ten months, she emerged from her mother's womb. On the day of her hair-cutting ceremony, her parents, because she had round earrings, named her Kuṇḍalā. She gradually grew to be sixteen years old. At that time, it is said, the novice Tissa, wishing to worship the Great Bodhi Tree, boarded a ship, went to Jambudīpa, and gradually reached the city of Devaputta. Well-clothed, well-covered, looking only a yoke's length ahead, he was walking for alms, reaching the main street. The princess, named Sīha, Opening the basket, Looking into the alley, Seeing the begging novice, She regained her former affection, At that moment, she had recollection of her past life. It is said that formerly, as a bhikkhuni, She placed a needle case, A book, and lamp oil, Making a wish to remember her past life. Then, recalling that birth, Seeing the help done by the novice, Pleased, she had him called, Had a seat arranged in the royal palace, And after he was seated there, Served him with food of various fine flavors. After he had put away his bowl, Approaching the novice, Paying homage, sitting to one side, Conversing with him, she said thus: 1. Do you not recognize me, wise one? Formerly, I was your servant girl; Because of that, I was happy, Therefore, you are my lord. Hearing that, the novice said: 2. I have no such servant girl, Nor do I recognize you; Who are you? Whose daughter are you? Tell me that, I ask. Then, reminding him, she said: 3. I remind you today, So that you may know me, O lord; Understand now, awakened one, By me, remembering my past life. 4. In Pāsāṇavāpi village, In Tambapaṇṇi, in Rohana, When you were begging, O venerable one, In Kakubandha cave, 5. Sitting down, you will remember The time when you ate your meal; Then I was a bitch, A stray, finding food. 6. My puppies were near, Afflicted by hunger, With trembling limbs, I stood near you. 7. Seeing me then, O venerable one, Trembling, hungry, You broke off your meal, And satisfied me with your food. 8. Then, with a softened heart, I gladdened my mind in you; By that meritorious deed, In my second rebirth, 9. Here in the royal family I was born, Prosperous in all desires; By the mere gladdening of my mind, In the dispensation of the world's protector. 10. Even for one who has just gone forth, Such are the attainments; What will be the fruit, O wonder, Of gladness in the Fully Enlightened One? 11. Abandoning other tasks, Delighting in one's own welfare, Unwearied, O, day and night, May she remember the Triple Gem. Having made the novice do such a service, inviting him, "Venerable sir, accepting the favor of your slave girl, dwell right here," and with his agreement, having built a great monastery, inviting many hundreds of monks, with the novice at their head, having established them in the monastery, making the four requisites easily available, she attended to them. The novice, too, remembering the gift given by Sunakkhi, delighted, contemplating mindfulness of the Buddha, not long after attained arahantship, dwelling in that very monastery, at the end of his life, he passed away right there. 12. In the three worlds, in the three realms, There is no object other than the Triple Gem; To beings, it is the giver of desired things, Like a wish-fulfilling tree. The story of Kuṇḍalī is the tenth. The fourth chapter is Mahāsena. Thus ends the story of the origin of Jambudīpa.