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They honored, revered, and played very well, They played for seven days with the citizens; 35. Having heard that matter, King Ajatasattu, "I too am born of a royal lineage from the Teacher, We too deserve a share of the bodily relics," Then he sent a messenger to the Malla kings; 36. The abundant Licchavis of Vesali, And the Sakya lords dwelling in Kapilavatthu, Kings of Allakappa in the conquered territory, the Bulayas, and likewise, The Koliyas, lords of Ramagama; 37. That brahmin in Vethadipa city, And the kings of Pava sent to them; Each messenger was surrounded And faced them with fourfold armies; 38. "The village field where the Blessed One himself Attained final Nibbana in the Upavattana grove, We will not give even a grain of the relics of the Conqueror," the Mallas Sent back messages with a firm mind; 39. That capital city, beset by its own kings, With fourfold armies of warriors skilled in battle, Quickly became a place of fixed strife for war, Like an ocean at the end of time exceeding its bounds; 40. That wise brahmin Dona, revered at the feet by kings In Jambudipa, a very discerning doer, Dona made a proclamation, dispelling the strife, Ready for a great game of war for two measures; 41. Having heard the instruction of that teacher, All the lords of the earth were united and devoted, "Divide for our benefit..." Then with even mind, They spoke to the one who inspects the relics; 42. For the destruction of defilements, Sarabhū, from the pyre, Collected the neck relic for the benefit of the world, In Lanka, the great Thūpa of Mahiyangana shines, In its beautiful jeweled Thūpa chamber he placed it; 43. Khema by name, from the pyre, the left canine tooth, Collected and gave to the Kalinga king, Doṇa the Brahmin, ready to divide the relics, Placed the right canine tooth within Veṭhanthara; 44. The tooth, within a silver reliquary of Jaṭa, The right collarbone was taken by the king of gods, Doṇa, filling a golden bowl, Divided and gave the relics in equal portions; 45. Those rulers, in their respective lands, Worshiped the relics of the Victor in enshrined Thūpas, The Moriya nobles then collected the embers, Doṇa also made a golden pot into a Thūpa; 46. Seeing the great danger there and elsewhere, To the relics, then collecting them at Rāmagāma, Except for one Doṇa measure of relics, Ajātasattu, The king, gave the relics to be firmly enshrined; 47. Eight measures, in a casket chamber increased, The lord of the earth placed the great treasure of relics, He, Nāga Thera for refuge, arranged the strong, The king of gods joined here the Saṅghāṭa; 48. King Asoka, known in glorious Jambudīpa, From there collected the relics of the Teacher's body, Caused eighty-four thousand Thūpas to be built, Wise Mahinda then came to this island; 49. By King Devānamapiyatissa, Making a Thūpa, a handful of relics of the Victor, The branch of the Jayabodhi was spread, The stone leaf relic was placed to the left; 50. His grandson, blazing with great energy, He, Duṭṭhagāmini, who crossed the ocean of battle, The king, in the city of Anurādhapura, the king of cities, Making Lanka stainless, made the kingdom glorious; 51. Like the breastplate of the women of Lanka, Golden Malika, incomparable, shining with jewels, He made that Thūpa king, firmly placing, The relic sequence. I will create an image of the Buddha. With relics and other excellent stupas in Laṅkā, Like a crest jewel, golden garland, and gem, The excellent stupa king gives the bliss of heaven and liberation, May it shine until the relics' final passing away. By the power of the Buddha's relics, The body, free from harm, a place of reverence, Having reached there, at the time of their disappearance, This golden garland stupa will move. It will go to Nāgadīpa, and from there the relics From the world and the Nāga's abode, from the Tāvatiṃsa heaven, Having emerged, creating an incomparable Buddha image, Will become a heap, beautifully adorned on the Bodhi-maṇḍa. By the Buddha's power, born of new flames, In the state of being made of relics, blazing with garlands, Even an atom will not be seen remaining, Having made the final passing away of the relics, it will be. The Buddha's biography, adorned with the virtues of the Arahants, Remembering this again and again with faith, O good people, The mind, covered with defilements, becomes upright, Indeed, like purified gold, it attains purity. Even thoughts and reflections, with joyful mind, Proceed with the accumulation of the Teacher's virtues as their object, Great joy arises, and physical and mental Tranquility, freedom from distress, happiness, and concentration. Due to its depth, the ocean of virtues dependent on it, Free from hindrances, being a place of seclusion, One may experience meditative absorption, or attain Access concentration, and the noble eightfold path, O yogi. Attached to the remembrance of his very beautiful conduct, He becomes respectful and devoted to the Teacher, The faculties of faith, etc., having undergone transformation, he attains Joy, delight, and abundance of skill. His own being is like the Teacher's shrine, Worthy of offerings, enduring fear, terror, and suffering, Shameful and timid, he obtains the designation of companionship, He would be a partaker of the glory of heaven and liberation. In Laṅkā, in the excellent village of Lakkha-patigāma, in the field, By the lord of the monastery, adorned with a multitude of virtues, By the famous Nimmala Yaso Visāra, born in Valli-gāma, A follower of the assembly. With forbearance; 62. By the elder, skilled in means, Named Nandābhidhāna, a venerable teacher, With great respect, like one's own eye, Protecting and entrusting him for growth; 63. Who, even life disregarding, Thrice descended to Tambapaṇṇī Island, To honor the Buddha's tooth relic With a casket adorned with pearls and gems; 64. Having made the preceptor of learning, The master of Vajira Monastery, A Yati bearing the royal preceptor's seal, He attained ordination, studying Dhamma in Rammaraṭṭha; 65. Raised by King Meṇḍuna, Who obtained his father's position, Pleased with his sharp intellect, A disciple of Saṅgharañña, versed in all the teachings; 66. Named Saṃjayuttabhāṇaka Kumārabhivaṃsa, Bearing the royal preceptor's seal, wise, A chief elder, respectful of good conduct, Relying on whom, he became skilled in Dhamma and Vinaya; 67. Born in the beautiful city of Lakkhīsara, In the Moraṭu lineage, by birth noble, With thirty-three years of age and virtue, Dwelling in the village near Pāsāṇadūra city; 68. By him, Abhayādikaruṇāratanābhidhāna, The chief of monasteries, a master of recitations, Intent on illuminating the pure virtues of the Buddha, With the desire to cross the ocean of Saṃsāra; 69. Generating joy and delight, by the ascetic, Named Medhānanda, a poet among poets, A pure narrative illuminating the qualities of Jinārāja, A relative of the sun, a body of stories; 70. Grammar, history, lexicon, prosody, The essence of rhetoric, profound Abhidhamma discourses, Giving heavenly and liberating bliss, in thirty-three cantos, With commentary, appropriate word usage; 71. Two thousand verses, the Jinavaṃsadīpa, Without confusion, completed, the supreme jewel of compositions, On an auspicious day in the month of Āgha, without obstacles, Two thousand years after the Tathāgata's Parinibbāna. He shines forth with sixty-four thousand rays. Thus, in the Jinavaṃsadīpa, composed by the monk named Medhānanda, a source of heart-gladdening delight for all poets, in the Santika-nidāna, the thirtieth chapter, a detailed account of the Blessed One's relics' final passing away. The third part, the Santika-nidāna section, is complete.