Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

III. The Miracles at Uruvelā - 147
upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā,
and after approaching and falling with their heads at the feet of the Gracious One,
Bhagavantaṁ etad-avocuṁ:
they said this to the Gracious One:
“Labheyyāma mayaṁ Bhante Bhagavato santike pabbajjaṁ,
“May we receive the going-forth, venerable Sir, in the presence of the Gracious One,
labheyyāma upasampadan.”-ti
may we receive the full ordination.”
“Etha bhikkhavo” ti Bhagavā avoca “svākkhāto Dhammo,
“Come, monks,” said the Gracious One, “the Dhamma has been well-proclaimed,
caratha brahmacariyaṁ sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāyā.” ti
live the spiritual life for the complete ending of suffering.”
Sā va tesaṁ āyasmantānaṁ upasampadā ahosi.
That was these venerable ones’ full ordination.
Bhagavato adhiṭṭhānena pañca kaṭṭhasatāni
Through 187 the Gracious One’s determining five hundred pieces of firewood
na phāliyiṁsu phāliyiṁsu,
that were not chopped were chopped,
aggī na ujjaliṁsu ujjaliṁsu,
fires that were not lit were lit,
na vijjhāyiṁsu vijjhāyiṁsu,
that were not put out were put out,
pañca mandāmukhisatāni abhinimmini.
(and) five hundred coal-pans were created.
Etena nayena aḍḍhuḍḍhapāṭihāriyasahassāni honti.
In this way there were three and a half thousand miracles.
187 These lines seem to be misplaced and really should appear earlier in the story after the
events they refer to.