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He stood for a hundred thousand years, Ferrying the abundant populace across. 50. The Teacher named Dīpaṅkara, A refuge for gods and men, a lamp that shone for long, Like a lamp in the world, Dispelling the darkness of ignorance in the triple world, Like a flame he shone, And passed into Nibbāna, his āsavas exhausted, Like a lamp with extinguished oil, His noble disciples were extinguished too. Thus, in the Jitavaṃsadīpa, A source of joy for all poets, composed by the ascetic named Medhānanda, In the Dūrenidāna, The second chapter, a detailed account of the original aspiration and establishment of Sumedha the ascetic, is concluded. 1. Then the Blessed One named Koṇḍañña, Aroused the world, like a lotus pond, At that time, the excellent Vijitāvi was born, A king, endowed with the wheel-jewel, a wheel-turning monarch. 2. Having given a grand offering, To the Saṅgha headed by the Buddha, and made a vow for supreme enlightenment, Having renounced the kingdom, And entered the Dispensation of the Conqueror, he attained jhāna, a giver of excellent gifts. 3. His city was named Rammavatī, The king was Sunanda, his father, and the mother was Sujātā, Bhadda and Subhadda were his excellent male disciples, Tissā and Upatissā were his excellent female disciples. 4. He lived for a lakh of years, The Bodhi tree was Vijaya, the attendant was the wise Anuruddha, His body was eighty ratanas high, There were three assemblies of noble disciples. 5. After that, in this world, the destroyer of desire, The Blessed One Maṅgala arose, for the welfare of the people, The Buddha-seed, exceedingly radiant, known as Suruci, Was then the foremost of the learned, the banner of the Brahmin lineage. 6. Having given alms for seven days, To the Conqueror with his disciples, he desired unequalled enlightenment, giving the gift of cows, He was declared by the Blessed One, Having come from the world of existence, he was ordained and found happiness born of meditation. 7. His excellent city was Antara, His parents were named Uttara, Sudeva was the monk, and Vasi was Dhammasena, His foremost pair of disciples Bhadda and Yuga were his chief female disciples, and Sivali and Asoka. 8. Palito attended on that Jina for eighty-eight. His height was eighty hands, his body like vajira. The Bodhi was a Naga tree, gatherings of disciples Were three, and the lifespan ninety thousand years. 9. After him, Sumana arose, a store of compassion, The Lord, the subduer of Mara, appeared in the world. The Buddha-seed then was Atula, king of Nagas, Blazing with the fire of glory, of unequaled power. 10. The Naga, in his Naga palace, with his disciples Made offering to the Buddha with divine instruments. Having given an unequaled gift, he made a vow: "You will be a Buddha," the Buddha declared. 11. Khema was the name of the city, his father Sudanta Was king, his mother Sirima, of his own disciples. Sarana and Vasi were the chief, Bhavitatta Sona and Upasona were the foremost nuns. 12. His Bodhi was a Naga tree, Udena was the attendant, Lifespan ninety thousand years, His height was ninety hands, There were three gatherings of noble disciples. 13. After him arose Revata, Whose feet were worshiped by gods and others, the god of gods on earth, The seventh best was then Atideva by name, A crest-jewel of the Bhovadi clan, a master of the four Vedas. 14. With joined palms on his head, hearing the Dhamma talk, Going to that supreme refuge, Giving a gift, he aspired for the ocean of happiness, then the great seer Declared, "You will be a Buddha." 15. Dhannavati was the name of the Jina's city, His mother was the queen Vipula, Vipula was the father, Sabrahmadeva and Varuna were in the midst of the Sangha, Bhadda and Bhaddayugala, two kinds of Subhadda. 16. Sambhava and Vasi attended on him, the Naga was the Bodhi tree, Asita was the self-produced gem, The lifespan was sixty thousand years, There were three gatherings of noble disciples. 17. After him, in due time, the wish-fulfilling tree of the world, Sobhita Jina arose, conqueror of the five Maras, A reciter, skilled in all the Vedas, enjoying abundant food, The Buddha-seed then was Ajita. Hearing the Dhamma, established in refuges, Giving generous gifts to the Saṅgha, headed by the Buddha, The wise one made a firm resolution, "You will attain," said the great Teacher, the excellent enlightenment. His city was delightful, Sudhamma, The king was Sudhamma, the father, Sudhamma the mother. His chief pair of disciples were Asama and Sunetta, His chief pair of female disciples were Nakulā and Sujātā. The Nāga tree was his Bodhi, his body fifty-eight Cubits in height, Thera Tamatoma, Attended him, his life span was ninety thousand years, There were three assemblies of noble disciples. After him arose Anomadassī, The Buddha with eyes like a spotless, blue lotus, Then the Buddha-seed, conqueror of the demons, Became a Yaksha general, mighty and powerful. He, the man on the path to enlightenment, for his resolution, Gave generous gifts to the Saṅgha, headed by the Buddha, Established in the three refuges, he gave his feet, "You will become a Buddha," said the Conqueror. His birthplace was Ṭhānañhi Candavatī, Yasodharā by name, Was the queen mother, Yasavā the father, the king, His chief pair of disciples were Nisabha and Atoma, The two beautiful ones, Sumanā and Carasā, were his female disciples. The Kakudha tree was his Bodhi, the Sage's body fifty-eight Cubits in height, Varuṇa by name, The Thera attended him, his life span was one hundred thousand, There were three assemblies of noble disciples. After him Paduma, the lord of bipeds, Was born, awakened, with a mind like a lotus, knowing, The wise one became a splitter of the best elephant's temples, Then a lion, with a beautiful mane-burdened neck. The Buddha, in the vow of experiencing the bliss of cessation, Spent seven days with lotus eyes, Having pleased his mind, again among the assembled disciples, The lion shone, having regained the excellent gift. His city was Campaka, Paduma by name, The king was the father, Asamā the mother, Sālopasāla and Yatayo were the excellent disciples, Rāmā also, his chief female disciples, Surāmā. By name, attended him. Varuṇa was the name then. His body was fifty hands in height, The Bodhi tree was a Soṇa tree, his lifespan a hundred thousand years. There were three assemblies of noble disciples. 29. After him, the boon-bestowing sage Nārada arose, A dispeller of the darkness of evil, a terror to fear. The Buddha-seed then, attaining all knowledges, Enjoying the fruits of practice, a lord of ascetic wealth. 30. Having made a great vow, a noble hero, Giving a great gift to the Buddha with his disciples, He worshipped him with fragrant yellow sandalwood. The Teacher, being pleased, gave a prediction. 31. His city was named Dhaññavatī, The king was Janaka, the mother Anomā. His two chief disciples were Bhadda and Sālajita, The nun was Samaṇī, the best of the best, Phagguṇī. 32. The bhikkhu Vāseṭṭha attended him, a form of beauty, His height was eighty-eight cubits, the Bodhi tree a great Soṇa branch, The Bodhi tree. His lifespan was ninety thousand years. There were three assemblies of noble disciples. 33. After him, Padumuttara, the king of Dhamma, Was born, a lotus of the three worlds, feet adorned with lotuses. Wealthy, with great splendor, a great national hero, The Buddha-seed then was named Jaṭila. 34. Having declared the aspiration for enlightenment At the feet of Padumuttara, He gave robes to the Saṅgha, headed by the Buddha, Pleased in the three jewels. 35. His city was named Haṃsavatī, The king Ānanda was the father, the mother Sujātā. His two chief disciples were Devala and Sujāta, The nun was Samā, the best of the best, Svāmitā. 36. A wide Sāla tree, a hundred thousand years old, the Bodhi tree, The bhikkhu Sumanā attended the sage, His body was eighty-eight cubits in height. There were three assemblies of the Blessed One's disciples. 37. After him, at that time, Sumedha by name, A Teacher appeared in the world for the good of the world. The Buddha-seed then was born of two good families, A brahmin youth, with eighty crores of wealth. 38. Having given away that wealth of eighty crores, Having given alms... With the Sangha awakened, He aspired to supreme enlightenment, ordained. Somuni declared that state of non-wavering truly; 39. Ramma, Sudassana was the delightful city, Sudanta Was his father, the king, Sudatta his mother, He was a refuge in the Sanghas, fulfilling all desires, Rāmā, Yamāni, and Surāmā were the foremost consorts; 40. The Bodhi was a banyan tree, Sāgaranāma the elder, His lifespan was ninety thousand years, His body was eighty-eight cubits tall, There were three assemblies of disciples with mindfulness; 41. After that time, the light of the world, The Blessed Sujāta, conqueror of the five Māras, was born, Endowed with the seven jewels, a supreme wheel-turning Monarch, a great man, he was then; 42. Delighted by the nectar of the Dhamma, of the two jewels, Having given the four-island kingdom with its seven jewels, The wise one, making a Bodhi vow, ordained, Knowing that state of non-wavering, the great sage spoke; 43. Ramma, Sumaṅgala was the delightful city called Uggatā, The king was his father, Prabhāvatī by name his mother, Sudassana and Devathera were the foremost disciples, Nāga and Nāgasamālātherī in the assembly of disciples; 44. Nārada the sage attended him, his own form Fifty cubits in height, the bamboo Bodhi would be, His lifespan was ninety thousand years, There were three assemblies of disciples with wisdom; 45. After that, here, incomparable, essence of form, Piyadassī, seeing all around, was born, The wise Kassapamāṇava was different then, Skilled in the three Vedas, he sought what was wholesome; 46. With an expenditure of a hundred million,