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fully adorned with all ornaments, arranged his upper robe over one shoulder, raised his joined hands in reverence, and stood. His whole body was filled with joy at the thought of the Buddha. (The King, with the force of joy, spoke these verses; I bow to your heroic feet, beautiful with the mark of the wheel on your sole; Worshipped by kings, grant immortality to those who worship you. O Lord of the World, you are the sole refuge for all living beings; In the world, there is none equal to you, deliver the many people. We, O Venerable Sir, are submerged in the great ocean of long existence; Without refuge, without support, we have wandered there for a long time. Now, having approached you, we have attained support; Having worshipped you, we have crossed the ocean of existence.") At that moment, rays of light emanated from the relic. The entire island of Lanka seemed covered with streams of golden essence. Great joy and happiness arose. The King, having attained great happiness, was delighted and pleased. Having emerged from the relic chamber, he sat to one side with the Elder in the decorated pavilion. Having sat to one side (avoiding faults of sitting, such as? Too far, too near, in the wind, on high ground, too much in front, too much behind. If sitting too far away and wanting to speak, one has to speak loudly. Sitting too near causes confusion. Sitting in the wind, body odor wafts. Sitting on high ground shows disrespect. Sitting too much Sitting in front, one must strike the eye with the eye, to see. Sitting too far back, one must turn the neck to see. Thus, avoiding the fault of sitting, he spoke. "Venerable Sir, give me this relic. Having made great offerings and honor, I will care for it." "Excellent, great king, the Fully Enlightened One, while still living, made a prophecy about this relic. 'A king named Kakavaṇṇatissa, born in your lineage, will establish a great stupa on this island, at the southern shore of the Mahavaluka Ganga, at the end of a lake named Seru, on the head of a boar-shaped sandbank.' Saying this, the Teacher, having attained absorption there, circumambulated it three times with five hundred arahants, and departed. Therefore, take it, great king," he said, and gave the relic. The king, having taken the relic, placed the relic casket on a square palanquin, having established the relic in the casket, having placed it on a chariot yoked with auspicious Sindh horses resembling a lotus petal, having arranged protection all around, (the king, having taken the relic,) having ordered the fivefold instruments to be played, having said to the multitude, "Come behind me," went to Mahadeva Thera. "Venerable Sir, come attending to the relic," he said. The Thera, having heard his words, said, "Great king, this relic has come down through tradition. Like Ananda Thera, the treasurer of the Dhamma of the Blessed One, I will care for this relic," having bid farewell to his family, who provided for his needs, taking his bowl and robe, attending to the relic, he went behind. The king, having taken the relic, gradually reached Mahagama, having summoned Mahasenagutta, he said, "Have the city decorated." He, having had a drum paraded in the city, said, "Sweep the eighteen streets, place full water pots, raise flags and banners, raise arches, scatter five-colored flowers, decorate the entire city, take perfumes and garlands." Then he ordered, "Having put on clean upper robes, all the citizens should come to the main road." Then the great crowd, making all kinds of music resound, with flowers, perfumes, and garlands in hand, went out to the main road. Gods and humans, monks and nuns, laymen and laywomen, were countless. (Adorned with garlands, etc., with full pots and raised flags) The assembly threw flowers by the thousands. Like the roar of the ocean struck by fragrant winds, the entire city became one resounding noise. That king, in the city, ordered all beings in the prison to be released, saying, "I will rule with justice and fairness." Having taken the relic, he entered his city, and having arrived at his royal residence, he gave the signal to the dancers, "Worship the relic!" The dancers, adorned with various ornaments, came out of the royal palace, and having worshipped the relic, carefully taking up the musical instruments in their hands, they made a great offering. Then, having summoned a carpenter, not too far from the royal residence, not too close, on a pleasant site, he had a relic house built, and having established flower work and creeper work, etc., in the relic house, he had an ornate pavilion built, and having had a reliquary made of seven kinds of jewels, having placed the relic in the reliquary, having placed the relic on top of a jeweled couch, having hung an ornate canopy above, having had it surrounded by curtains, with a great retinue, he made a great offering to the relic. The people, taking flowers and garlands, on the eighth day of the month, made a great offering to the relic. Rays of light arose from the relic. The people, filled with wonder, made sounds of approval. Joyful, the residents of the entire city, taking delight in the Buddha as their object, day by day, making a great offering to the relic, passed the time. They kept the five precepts, becoming devoted to the Buddha, devoted to the Dhamma, devoted to the Sangha, they went for refuge. The king advised the people, "Develop loving-kindness, develop compassion, joy, and equanimity, in the family, do the act of respecting elders. "Yes," he said. Having advised the community of monks, he provided the four requisites like a great flood of the Ganges, making great donations. Standing in the place of his parents, he supported the community of monks. The people, abiding by his advice, performed meritorious deeds such as giving alms, and for the most part, those who died at that time went to heaven. People established in the path of virtue, Always performing meritorious deeds such as giving, Departing, departing, all the people with joyful minds, Went entirely to a good destination, delighting in goodness. The king, making great offerings to the relic, resided in Mahagāma. What need is there to mention the monasteries he established? What were they? Lenavihāra, Candagirivihāra, Koṭipabbatavihāra, Nagaraṅgaṇavihāra, Selakā Vihāra, Talākāvihāra, and so on, he established monasteries and, giving the water of dedication to the Elder Tipiṭaka Mahāariṭṭha, entrusted them to the Mahāvihāra. Thus, that king, cherishing the relic throughout his life, in his final days, lying on his deathbed, summoned his son, Prince Yaṭālatissa, and said, "Dear Tissa, cherish the forehead relic that we have cherished," and, recounting the lineage of the relic, instructing his son, he passed away and went to the city of the gods. King Mahānāga, glorious and renowned, Having ruled the kingdom, wise and full of faith, Honoring the Sangha with the four requisites, Went, unsorrowing, to the excellent world of the gods. His son, Prince Yaṭālatissa, after the death of his father, according to the rule laid down by his father, caused great offerings to be made to the relic. He too, making offerings to the relic three times a day, ruled the kingdom and lived for a long time. What need is there to mention the monasteries established by him? Dhammasālavihāra, Mahādhammasālavihāra, Selābhayavihāra, and so on, he established, and the co-resident of the Elder Tipiṭaka Mahāariṭṭha, the Elder Tipiṭaka Mahāabhaya, was the grandfather of the sub-king Mahānāga. He gave the water of dedication to that Elder. That king too, cherishing the relic throughout his life, in his final days, lying on his deathbed, summoned his son, Prince Goṭhābhaya, and said, "Relic..." Having said, "Be diligent, making great offerings," and having related the Dhātuvaṃsa, he passed away and was reborn in heaven. Yaṭṭhālaka by name, a great lord of the earth, A benefactor of the great populace, an abode of virtues; He, having made extensive offerings to the relics in various ways, Went to the city of the gods, blameless. His son, Prince Goṭhābhaya, after the death of his father, following the same rule declared by his father, having made great offerings to the relics, became King Goṭhābhaya, and while ruling the kingdom, having killed ten royal brothers in Kācaragāma for punishment, he gave, with the offering of water, a thousand monasteries to Goṭhābhaya Thera, of the same name as himself, who was living in the Hatthoṭṭha country for the sake of punishment: Mattikalena Vihāra, Khīrasāla Vihāra, Nāgamahā Vihāra, Kumbhasela Vihāra, Cetiyapabbata Vihāra, Sānupabbata Vihāra, Kaṇikāra Sela Vihāra, Ambasela Vihāra, Tindukalena Vihāra, Karaṇḍaka Vihāra, Godhasāla Vihāra, Vālukatittha Vihāra, and so forth, five hundred monasteries on the far bank of the Ganges and five hundred on this bank. He gave them to Goṭhābhaya Thera, of the same name as himself. He, having made offerings to the relics as long as he lived, in his last days, lying on his deathbed, having summoned his son, Prince Kākavaṇṇatissa, and embraced him, said, "Dear Tissa, this forehead relic has come down to us through our lineage. It is said that the Buddha, while living, prophesied that you would take the relic and establish it at the head of a boar named Varāha, at the end of a pool named Seru, on the side of the Mahāgaṅgā, and build a monastery. Therefore, take this relic and, after my death, establish it in that place," having instructed his son, he passed away and was reborn in heaven. Goṭhābhaya by name, lord of the earth, Pleased the great populace, being diligent; He, having made extensive offerings to the relics, Went to the sorrowless, excellent world of gods. Mahānanda, greatly wise, Candagutta, greatly learned; Bhaddasena, the great Thera, skilled in the Good Dhamma. Jayasena, the hero, and Saṅgharakkhita Thera; Devatthera, He was wise, a guardian, of excellent essence.