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For the Sangha headed by the Buddha, a great monastery, Having made and given, aspiring to Buddhahood, The Buddha also spoke, "May his vow be fulfilled"; 47. Candāmahesi was the mother, Pudinna the father, The king, his city was named Anoma, Sujāta and Dhammadinnā were the foremost pair, In the assembly of disciples, proclaiming all-seeing; 48. Sotavha the ascetic attended him, The Bodhi was a Priyaṅgu, the Blessed One was eighty cubits, Eighty-six he was, ninety For a hundred thousand years, He had three gatherings of disciples, full of wisdom. 49. After that time, there arose in the world A sage intent on the welfare of the world, a seer of meaning, The seventh, with unsurpassed virtue, a limit of the Dhamma, Endowed with splendor and power, the seer was then named Sussima. 50. Bringing flowers from the divine abode, Mandārava flowers on a well-prepared footstool, Worshiping, the teacher made a resolution, "You, like me," he said, "will be in the future." 51. Sobhitapura was his city, Bhavisāgara Was the king, his father, and Janatidevi, named Sudassanā, Were his mother, the best disciples were Samana and Dhamma, and Sudhammā was the chief nun. 52. The sage Abhaya attended him, Eighty cubits tall, with a life span of one hundred thousand years, The campeyya tree was his Bodhi tree, for the sake of enlightenment, There were three gatherings of noble disciples. 53. After that, Dhammadassī arose here, With boundless wisdom, unsurpassed, a seer of the beyond, In the Tāvatiṃsa heaven, he was of great power, The Buddha-seed was then the deva-king. 54. Divine perfumes and flowers for the Tathāgata, On the lotus-marked feet and hands, He worshiped with divine instruments, desiring Buddhahood, He aspired to the state of a sage, faultless, in the sky. 55. Thāniya was the refuge of that Sugata, Sarana was the king, his father, and Sunandā his mother, Paduma and Phussadeva were the chief monks, And Khemā and Sabbanāmā were the nuns. 56. The elder Sunetta was renowned, he attended him, He lived for a lakh of years, and the Bodhi tree was the jayabodhi, and bimbijāla, His body was eighty ratanas in height, There were three gatherings of noble disciples. 57. After that time, the teacher named Siddhattha, Known as Siddhabodhi, arose, The Buddha-seed was then skilled in the attainment of akīla jhāna, Bhoji, the giver of fruit, was named Mangala. 58. Bringing a ripe vipakula jambu fruit, Full of fragrance and flavor, from the forest, He gave it to him, having made a resolution for Buddhahood. And experiencing that, the Blessed One also declared; 59. The city was Vehāra, King Jayasena by name, His father was Janaka, his mother Suphassā, Among the monks, his attendant was Sumitta, Two, Sīvali and Surāmā, were foremost among the nuns; 60. Revaṭa Muni attended the Lord, His Bodhi tree was a Kanikāraka tree, Three assemblies of noble disciples there were, A hundred thousand, with Narasarathi, sixty hands; 61. After him, here arose Nissana by name, The teacher, of praised conduct, crossed the four floods, The Buddha-seed then was King Sujāta, His footstool adorned with royal crest jewels; 62. Having abandoned his kingdom, wearing ascetic robes, wise, With many divine flowers, approaching the Conqueror, He honored him on the head, adorned with a canopy, The Teacher also spoke, "May your aspiration be fulfilled"; 63. Khema was the city, Janaka by name, The king, his mother Padumā, in his own assembly, Two, Brahmadeva and Udaya, well-known elders, Phussa and Agga were the foremost pair of Sudattas; 64. Sambhava attended Vasinda, His Asana-named tree was the Bodhi, sixty cubits tall, The great seer stood for a hundred thousand years, Three assemblies of noble disciples there were; 65. After him, the foot of the ocean of existence, Phussa, the great sage, appeared in this world, Wise, then Vijitāvi, conqueror of the host of enemies, Was king, like the king of gods, of fierce splendor; 66. Enlightenment, the path-person, having aspired greatly, Renouncing the kingdom, he went forth for the people, Having understood the three baskets, he spoke the Dhamma, Phussa, the Blessed One, also declared like the previous Buddhas; 67. His city was Kāsi, Jayasena by name, The king was his father, his mother Sirimā, the queen, Among the monks, Surakkhita and Dhammaseta, Cālā were the foremost pair, truly Pañcālā; 68. The Bodhi tree, an Amalaka branch, his body, Fifty-eight cubits in measure, named Sabhiya, Attended for ninety thousand years, Three assemblies there were. No gatherings without a speaker; 69. After him, the essence of gods and men, The teacher Vipassī arose here, all-seeing, By some deed, of great power and majesty, A Buddha-seed, then the peerless Nāga king; 70. For Aṅgīrasa, a golden, firm seat, He gave, adorned with various jewels, That Bodhisatta, desiring Buddhahood, There declared, well-seated, the victor Vipassī; 71. His city was named Bandhumatī, His father was named Bandhumā, his mother the queen, Two excellent disciples were Khaṇḍa and Tissa, Candā and Bhaddā were the pair, Candamittā; 72. His body was eighty cubits tall, Tamasoka Thera, The Bodhi tree was a Kaṇhavaṇṭa, The sage lived for eighty thousand years, There were three gatherings of noble disciples; 73. After him, the teacher Sikhī arose, A branch of the Janaka tree, with virtue, concentration, and wisdom, The wise Arindama was then king, Faithful, with abundant gifts to the Triple Gem; 74. Knowing the elephant-jewel, adorned with seven bejeweled ornaments, As alms to the Buddha with his Saṅgha, That essence of seven desired Buddhahood, The teacher declared, "You will attain the state of happiness"; 75. His city was Aruṇavatī, His mother Prabhāvatī, his father King Aruṇavha, Abhibhū and Sambhava were the chief disciples, Makhilā and Padumā were the foremost nuns; 76. Khemaṅkara attended the victor, thirty-seven Cubits tall, the Vijaya Bodhi was a Puṇḍarika, He lived for thirty-seven thousand years, There were three gatherings of his disciples; 77. After him, here arose Ketumālā, With a fathom's radiance, the sage Vessabhū, That Buddha-seed was then King Sudassanavha, A lion among kings, a lord of royal elephants; 78. Having given to the Saṅgha, headed by the Buddha, robes and Incomparable gifts in the victor's dispensation, Desiring all-knowing Buddhahood, he went forth, "You will surely become a Buddha." Then the Teacher spoke to him; 79. His father, King Anopama, would be very pleased, His mother, Yasavatī, would be a great queen, Soṇuttarā would be the foremost of his own female disciples, Dāmā would be foremost in wisdom and supreme in virtue; 80. His Bodhi tree would be a Sāla tree, The fully ordained monk Saṭṭhihattha would attend him, The Teacher would live for thirty thousand years, There would be three assemblies of his disciples; 81. After him, another true speaker arose, A friend to those who could be trained, named Kakusandha, Then the Bodhisatta was King Khema on earth, His hand was wet with the nectar of continuous giving; 82. Having given robes and alms food to the Buddha with his disciples, And having gone home, The king went forth, making a resolution for enlightenment, The Teacher, knowing his intention, spoke of the fulfillment of that resolution; 83. His city was named Khemavatī, his father was Aggidatta, The Brahmin Vibhāvi was his mother Visākhā, The elders Sañjīva and Vidhura were the foremost pair, Sāmā and Campakā were the foremost women; 84. The Buddha-born attended the Jina, his height Was forty hands, his Bodhi tree was a Sirisa tree, His lifespan was forty thousand years, He had only one assembly of disciples; 85. In the time after him, a compassionate treasure, The conqueror of the world, with the beauty of a golden mountain, Koṇāgamana the sage arose, named Pabbata, Then the lord of the earth was Mahāpurisa; 86. Having given a great gift to the Sangha headed by the Buddha, And costly excellent robes, He went forth, desiring Buddhahood, "You will become a Buddha," the Teacher said to him; 87. His city was named Sobhavatī, also called Uttarā, His mother was a Brahmin, his father was Yaññadatta, Uttara and Vasī were the foremost monks, Samuddā And Uttarā were the foremost nuns in both assemblies; 88. Sotthija attended the Jina, his height was thirty hands, Aṅgīrasa was the Bodhi tree, an Udumbara tree, His lifespan was thirty thousand years, He had only one assembly of disciples. 89. After him, in this world, the great sage named Kassapa appeared, Like a rhinoceros horn, A Buddha-sprout then arose on earth, Jotipāla, Skilled in the three Vedas and all the arts. 90. With a virtuous friend as his companion, approaching the Fortunate One, Having heard the Dhamma, abandoning the teaching, That youth aspired to omniscience, As Kassapa the sage and previous sages had declared. 91. Bārāṇasi was his city, and his parents Were named Brahmadatta and Dhanavatī, wealthy, Among his monks were Tissa, his novice, and Bhāradvāja and Bhadda, the pair, and Anuloruvelā. 92. That entire group of friends and ascetics attended him, The Nigrodha tree was his Bodhi tree, one hand high, His lifespan was twenty thousand years, There was only one gathering of noble disciples. Thus, in the Jinavaṃsadīpa, composed by the ascetic named Medhānanda, a source of joy for the hearts of all poets, in the distant past, the third chapter, a detailed explanation of the establishment of the Bodhisatta's remaining vows, is completed. 1. At the feet of the twenty-four Buddhas beginning with Dīpaṅkara, The great treasure of vows was established, For more than a hundred thousand and four asaṅkhya aeons, The Bodhisatta accumulated a stream of merit. 2. In this interval, various external objects, Head, eyes, flesh, and blood, and children and wives, That hero relinquished even his life to wretched beggars, For the welfare of the people. 3.