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Went to meet the leader, the great hero, honored by them in many ways. 429. With rays of six colors, delightful, Making the excellent city appear golden, The sage, the well-gone, the well-formed, Approached and sat down in the Jetavana monastery. 430. "To the Sangha of the four directions, with the Buddha at its head, I give this monastery," into the teacher's beautiful lotus-like hands. 431. Pouring fragrant, scented water From a fine golden pitcher, he gave the lovely, beautiful monastery. 432. The excellent, delightful monastery was accepted, Sitting on a priceless, adorned seat, The leader of men, the one eye of the three worlds, That pleasing thing brought joy to the three worlds. 433. The teacher, compassionate, wise, and famed, Spoke of the noble benefit of giving a monastery, Of the gift of Anāthapindika, To that protector, the merchant Sudatta. 434. Who is capable of describing The noble benefit of giving a monastery, Without great wisdom? Even with thousands of mouths, no one is fit, To describe the one protector of the three worlds. 435. Thus, with widespread fame, speaking his doctrine, And pleasing the minds of all people, Striking the great drum of the Dhamma, With a supremely sweet sound, he dwells, going here and there. 436. Thus, with great compassion, for the benefit of the three worlds, That line of places enjoyed by the supreme one of the world, Constantly, gods, demons, and great beings... With the protection of the house, I will now show what was worshipped. 437. With rays of the Good Dhamma, the sun of the Jina, Opening the lotus groves of the trainable; The excellent one made his dwelling in the first year, In the deer park in the city of Bārāṇasī. 438. In the beautiful city known as Rājagaha, With rows of shops selling various kinds of jewels; The Lord made his dwelling in the second, third, and fourth, Years too, in the lovely Veḷuvana. 439. Depending on the beautiful city, known as Vesālī, Adorned with the rays of jewels on kings' crests; The lion, the Sakyan sage, in the fifth, Year, made his dwelling in the Mahāvana. 440. With eyes beautiful as fully blooming, very blue lotuses, Shining with the light of a body like gold; The Buddha, the abode of endless virtues, in the sixth year, Made his dwelling on the extensive Maṅkula mountain. 441. Having taught the Dhamma, incomparable, sweet, and profound, The abode of glory; On the cool, broad stone seat of the king of gods, The sage made his dwelling in the seventh year. 442. With feet like blooming lotuses, the abode of virtue, He on the beautiful Suṃsumāragiri; The supreme conqueror of Māra made his dwelling in the eighth, Year, in the lovely Bhesakaḷāvana. 443. Having destroyed the excessive pride of many teachers of various doctrines, The crest jewel of the three worlds, in the ninth year; He made his dwelling in the beautiful, very delightful, Kosambī Sīsapāvana, the king of birds, the Jina. 444. To reconcile those monks in great conflict, Depending on the excellent elephant in the tenth year; In the extensive Āmalaka grove strewn with flowers, The excellent sage, the excellent Pārileyyaka, made his dwelling. 445. Leading beings to deathlessness with the nectar of the Dhamma, With eyes pleasing and teeth purely white; The lord of sages, with boundless wisdom, Made his dwelling in the excellent village of Nālā in the eleventh year. 446. In the pleasant Verañja, near the beautiful village, In the park delightful with fragrant flowers and fruits; The all-knowing Sakyan sage, in the twelfth year, Made his dwelling at the foot of the Pucimanda tree. 447. With a face like a blooming lotus, rac Of surpassing beauty, Dwelling in compassion for the world's welfare; He resided on charming Cāliya Mountain, The hero, the world's teacher, in his thirteenth year. 448. Beautiful with hands and feet like bandhuka flowers, The Lord of Dhamma, in the excellent Jetavana, delightful; The wise, mighty sage, in his fourteenth year, Resided, engaged in the welfare of all beings. 449. Having destroyed the elephant of attachment to those to be tamed, In his fifteenth year, the lion-king of sages; He resided near Kapilavatthu, the excellent support of the earth, In the lovely Nigrodha grove, a jewel of a retreat. 450. Having led even the fiercest yaksha to gentleness, In the excellent city called Tamālavaka; He resided in his sixteenth year, Leading many people to the path of peace. 451. In the beautiful royal city, with walls, gates, mansions, and arches, The great sage, the supreme leader; Resided in his seventeenth year, His fame spreading throughout the three worlds. 452. With the medicine of Dhamma, sweet and bringing happiness, Having destroyed the terrible dust of passion in the world; He resided in his eighteenth year, Aṅgīrasa, on the excellent Cāliya Mountain. 453. Having slain the great enemy of delusion in those to be tamed, The excellent Lord of Dhamma, with the sword of Dhamma; Again, in his nineteenth year, The world's leader resided, with sweet speech. 454. Of pure intention, in the splendid royal city, He resided in his twentieth year; Like a wish-fulfilling tree for the world's welfare, The sage, like a jewel-filled, excellent, auspicious pot. 455. Thus, the glorified one of the three worlds, without fixed abode, Having wandered since his first, noble, generous enlightenment; With a body adorned with rays of six colors, The sole friend of the world, the Blessed One, in the remaining time. 456. In Sāvatthi, in the excellent and delightful Jetavana, And in the divine abode, the well-adorned Pubbārāma; The sage resided for twenty-five years, Devoted to the world's increase, a dwelling of happiness. 457. Thus, with boundless compassion, for forty-five years, In the minds of humans, the mass of fire of attachment that arose; The supremely sweet Dhamma May the cloud, having quenched with water, Quickly bring peace to the world! 458. May the excellent wisdom arise in my mind's temple; Delighting all beings, may it always grow. 459. The merit I have made composing the life of the Conqueror; By the power of that, may I attain the Tusita heaven. 460. Hearing the Dhamma teaching of the future Metteyya, the world's protector; Together with him, for a long time, enjoying great glory. 461. When the Buddha is born, the great being, in the delightful Ketumatī city; Born in a royal lineage, with a triple-rooted rebirth. 462. Giving robes, alms food, precious, abundant, and excellent; Lodging and medicine to that great sage. 463. Going forth in the Dispensation, illuminating that unsurpassed; Powerful, mindful, rightly holding the three baskets. 464. Declared by that Buddha that he will be in the future; Giving gifts bringing happiness to each arisen Buddha. 465. Wandering in Saṃsāra, like a wish-fulfilling tree for beings; Giving desired food and drink, behaving sweetly. 466. Giving flesh, blood, eyes, etc., with a concentrated mind; Fulfilling all perfections, such as morality, renunciation, and wisdom. 467. Reaching the peak of perfections, becoming an unsurpassed Buddha; Teaching the sweet Dhamma, bringing welfare to beings. 468. Freeing the entire world with its gods from the bonds of the Brahma realm; May I attain the excellent, safe, and blissful city. 469. Adornment of Lanka, the banner of the royal lineage; King Vijayabāhu had it made in his own name. 470. Adorned with moats, ramparts, and gate towers; In the excellent and delightful enclosure, dwelling with peaceful conduct. 471. This was composed by the wise Thera named Medhaṅkara, abode of compassion; Always frequented by all good people. 472. In each existence here, these are three hundred and seventy-three verses; In total, five hundred and fifty-five verses.