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And constantly illuminated the Relic Shrine with jeweled lamps. 130. Thus, having accumulated merit in this way, The king abandoned his own body and went to the city of the gods. 131. Then, King Sunanda, the delight of the virtuous, His son was born there, a protector of the Buddha's teaching. 132. Having honored the Tooth Relic of the Omniscient One, With great devotion, he attained companionship with the gods. 133. Thereafter, many other rulers of the earth Honored the Tooth Relic of the Sage in due course. 134. King Guhasīva, whose command was insurmountable, Then, having attained royal glory, favored the great multitude. 135. Unskilled in what is beneficial and harmful, greedy for gain and honor, Deceitful, blinded by ignorance, he attended to the Niganthas. 136. Like the moon covered by a cloud of delusion in the rainy season, That best of men was unable to shine with the rays of virtue. 137. Even though he had strayed from the path of Dhamma, having entered the forest of wrong views, Other beings did not transgress the path of the virtuous in him. 138. Having adorned the city with golden archways, garlands, flags, and banana trees, With various kinds of floral offerings, 139. With auspicious hymns, songs, dances, and the like, With golden and silver flowers, scented powders, and the like, 140. Honoring the Tooth Relic of the King of Sages at any time, They made a unified sound, like the rolling of the ocean. 141. Having opened the lion-cage in the palace, The king saw the people devoted to the rites of worship. 142. Then, in the assembly of ministers, the king, with a frightened mind, Filled with curiosity, spoke these words. "What is this wonder? What kind of miracle is this? Why is my city filled with such commotion?" Then the wise minister, a devotee of the Buddha, explained to the king, who did not understand the power of the Buddha: "This is a relic, O great king, brought by Khema Thera, of the All-Conquering Buddha, who sees the tangle of craving. Former kings here, relying on good friends, worshipped that relic and attained the realm of the gods. All these citizens, too, desire merit for the next world; they gather together and worship that relic of the Teacher." Hearing the well-spoken Dhamma from that minister, the king abandoned the stain of wrong views and found peace in the Triple Gem. Worshipping the relic, the king caused wonder to arise, made the sectarians unhappy, and gladdened other people's hearts. "These shameless ones, devoid of faith and other virtues, are stubborn, deceitful, and foolish, hindering heaven and liberation." So thinking, King Guhasiva banished all the Niganthas from his kingdom. Then all the Niganthas, like fire sprinkled with ghee, blazing with the fire of anger, went to the city of Pāṭaliputta. There, a king of great power, ruler of Jambudīpa, named Paṇḍu, possessed of endless strength and vehicles, reigned. Blinded by anger, all those slanderous Niganthas approached the king and spoke these words: "You constantly worship Siva, Brahma, and other gods, venerable and powerful, worthy of worship by all gods and humans. But your vassal king, Guhasiva, now insults such gods and worships a corpse-relic." Hearing their words, the king, overcome by anger, said to Citta Yāna, a brave vassal king: "Go to the Kalinga kingdom and bring Guhasiva here, along with that corpse-relic he worships day and night." Then Citta Yāna, gathering his own army, a great fourfold force, marched out of that city. 160. Having gone, that great king, attended by his armed forces, not far from Dantapura, he established his encampment. 161. Having heard of his arrival, that Kalinga king, with gifts of elephants and food, pleased that king of men. 162. Knowing the good intentions of King Guhasīva, Cittayāna, desiring Dantapura, entered with his army. 163. With ramparts, gates, towers, palaces, and houses adorned, with alms-halls, that king saw the city prosperous. 164. Then, delighted, having gone and entered the royal palace, to Guhasīva he declared the message of Paṇḍurāja. 165. Having heard his message, harsh and insurmountable, with a face as if pleased, to Cittayāna he spoke. 166. For the welfare of all the world, by giving flesh, eyes, and so on, for countless aeons, he tirelessly gathered provisions. 167. Having conquered the army of Namuci, having attained the destruction of all defilements, with unobstructed knowledge, he was expert in all things. 168. Not valuing the taste of the bliss of the Dhamma for himself, by the raft of the Dhamma, he ferried beings across the ocean of existence. 169. That Buddha, the god beyond gods, the refuge of all beings, indeed, the person who disregards him is surely deceived. 170. Having heard such praise of the Teacher, with expressions of joy, he showed his delight. 171. Guhasīva, beholding Cittayāna pleased, together with him, went to that precious relic-shrine. 172. Made of red sandalwood, with doorposts and so on, with coral garlands, and strings of hanging pearls. 173. With doors of sapphire, with jeweled bells, adorned with golden ear ornaments and jeweled pinnacles. 174. High, shining with beryl, a roof teeming with makaras, he saw the relic-shrine, with a pedestal radiant with jewels. 175. Then, beneath a white parasol, seeing the relic casket adorned with jewels, delighted, he was overcome with wonder. 176. Then that Kalinga lord, having opened the casket, placing his right knee on the ground, 177. With joined palms... Having taken up the virtues, like the ten powers; Recalling the Buddha, the best, he made a request. 178. At the foot of the Gandamba tree, by you, in the crushing of the heretics; A wondrous miracle was shown, displaying the twin miracle. 179. With water and fire issuing from the front of the body, and so on, mingled; Having made the entire extent of the universe, all people were pleased. 180. Having taught the Abhidhamma, the nectar-like, for three months; Descending to the city of Sankassa from Tavatimsa. 181. With umbrellas, fans, conches, and so on, taken up in various ways; By you, honored by Brahma, Devas, Asuras, and others. 182. Standing on the jeweled staircase, crafted by Vissakamma; A miracle named 'Opening of the World' was shown. 183. Thus, in many places, O King of Sages, by you again; Many miracles were shown by the Self-Existent One. 184. Even today, the miracle, bringing the bliss of heaven and liberation; Is visible to humans, made visible by you. 185. Having risen into the hollow of the sky, beautiful as a crescent moon, Sending forth silvery white rays, the tooth relic; Immediately smoking in many ways, blazing for a moment, Extinguishing, it performed a beautiful miracle for the eyes. 186. Astonished, that king, with a very beautiful mind, Having seen it, delighted, abandoning the long-held net of views; Having gone to the Buddha as an incomparable refuge, together with all his forces, He produced great merit in many ways for the honoring of the relic. Second Chapter 187. Then, that Socittayana, king of Kalinga, his joy unsurpassed; Made known that teaching, difficult to overcome, to the wise king of Pandu. 188. Then the king adorned Dantapura with flags, flowers, incense, and arches; Having erected a great canopy, blocking the network of the sun's rays. 189. With eyes full of tears, preceded by merchants and townspeople; Carrying on his own head that precious relic casket. 190. With a lofty white umbrella raised, and a chariot yoked with conch-white horses; Having mounted a chariot of the color of the new sun, with beautiful coverings. 191. With countless forces, Like the ocean overflowing its shores; Though the crowd turned back, He followed with his mind, though without body. 192. Well-prepared with all the sand swept, Well-adorned with full water pots and such; Strewn with flowers, he proceeded along the long, Extensive road to Pāṭaliputta. 193. The lord of Kaliṅga, with flowers and such, With dances, songs, and instruments; Day by day, along the way, the Tooth Relic He honored, together with the forest deities. 194. Having gradually crossed the difficult Sindhu mountains; Taking the Relic, the lord of men Went to the city named Pāṭaliputta. 195. The king of kings, then in the midst of the assembly, Seeing him fearless and confident; Overcome with aversion, Spoke to the slanderous Nigaṇṭhas: 196. "Having abandoned the worthy gods, This relic has been honored by him; Throw it quickly into a heap of glowing embers, And burn it now!" 197. With delighted minds, the Nigaṇṭhas descended Into the royal courtyard, into a great, deep Pit, filled with a heap of glowing embers, They prepared a pit of embers. 198. Blinded by delusion, the heretics Cast the Tooth Relic into it, Into that pit, blazing on all sides, Terrible with its glowing flames. 199. By its power, having split that heap of fire, A lotus the size of a chariot wheel; A cloud of pollen rose on all sides, Beautiful with its mass of filaments. 200. At that moment, the Buddha's Tooth Relic, Having settled on the lotus's pistil; With rays as white as jasmine, Illuminated all directions with its brilliance. 201. Having seen that marvel, the people, With gladdened hearts, with jewels and such; Having honored the Buddha's Tooth Relic, Abandoned their respective views. 202. But that Paṇḍu king, not abandoning The net of views long adhered to; Having placed this Relic in a mortar, Ordered the Tooth Relic to be crushed with a pestle. 203. Submerged in that mortar, Not visible even halfway; Like the sun on the eastern mountain... With rays of light, the earth was filled, the directions shone all around. 204. Seeing the power of the Buddha's tooth relic, that Maggara king was amazed; Then a Nigantha, born of envy, spoke thus to that king of kings. 205.