Dipavamsa, the Chronicle of the Island

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115 VIII. [The Missions] 1. Moggaliputto dīghadassī sāsanassa anāgate paccantamhi patiṭṭhānaṁ disvā dibbena cakkhunā | 1. Far-seeing Moggaliputta who perceived by his supernatural vision the propagation of the Faith in the future in the neighbouring countries, – 2. Majjhantikādayo there pāhesi attapañcame: sāsanassa patiṭṭhāya paccante sattavuddhiyā | 2. sent Majjhantika and other Theras, each with four companions, for the sake of establishing the Faith in foreign countries (and) for the enlightenment of men. 3. paccattakānaṁ desānaṁ anukampāya pāṇinaṁ pabhātukā balappattā desetha dhammam uttamaṁ. 269 | 3. “Preach ye together with your brethren (?) powerfully the most excellent religion to the foreign countries, out of compassion for created beings.” 4. gantvā Gandhāravisayaṁ Majjhantiko mahā isi kupitaṁ nāgaṁ pasādetvā mocesi bandhanā bahu. 270 | 4. The great sage Majjhantika went to the country of the Gandhāras; there he appeased an enraged Nāga and released many people from the fetters (of sin). 5. gantvāna raṭṭhaṁ Mahisaṁ Mahādevo mahiddhiko coditvā nirayadukkhena mocesi bandhanā bahu. 271 | [54] 5. Mahādeva who possessed the great (magical) powers, went to the realm of Mahisa; urging (the people) by (the description of) the suffering in hell, he released many people from their fetters. 269 pabhātakā N. sabhātukā? (comp. 15, 18). 270 bahuṁ A B, bahū? 271 codetvā? – bahuṁ A B G2. bahū?
The Chonicle of the Island - 116 6. athāparo pi Rakkhito vikubbanesu kovido vehāsaṁ abbhuggantvāna desesi anamataggiyaṁ. 272 | 6. Then another (Thera), Rakkhita, skilled in magical transformations, rising into the air, preached the Anamataggiya discourse. 273 7. Yonakadhammarakkhitathero nāma mahāmati aggikkhandhopamasuttakathāya Aparantakaṁ pasādayi. | 7. The wise Thera called Yonakadhammarakkhita converted the Aparantaka country by preaching the Aggikkhandhopama Sutta. 274 8. Mahādhammarakkhitathero Mahāraṭṭhaṁ pasādayi Nāradakassapajātakakathāya ca mahiddhiko. | 8. The Thera Mahādhammarakkhita who possessed the great (magical) powers, converted Mahāraṭṭha by preaching the Nāradakassapajātaka. 275 9. Mahārakkhitathero pi Yonakalokaṁ pasādayi kālakārāmasuttantakathāya ca mahiddhiko. | 9. The Thera Mahārakkhita who possessed the great magical powers, converted the Yavana region by preaching the Kālakārāma Suttanta. 276 10. Kassapagotto yo thero Majjhimo Durabhisaro Sahadevo Mūlakadevo Himavante yakkhagaṇaṁ pasādayuṁ, 277 | 10. The Thera who originated from the Kassapa tribe, Majjhima, Durabhisāra, Sahadeva, Mūlakadeva, converted the multitude of Yakkhas in the Himavat. 272 The country which was converted by Rakkhita, is not named; and even in a work so full of the greatest blunders, as the Dīpavaṁsa, we should scarcely be justified in changing “athāparo” into “Vanavāse”. I rather conjecture: atha thero pi R°. 273 The country converted by this Thera is called by Buddhaghosa Vanavāsa. Ed. note: Amataggiyasaṁyuttaṁ, SN 15. 274 Ed. note: AN 7.72. 275 Ed. note: Jā. 544. 276 Ed. note: AN 4.24. 277 Dundubhissaro A B G2, Durabhisaro G1, Durabhiyāparo N, durāsado Z. The Mahāv. Ṭīkā has Dundhabhinnassarathero; the Sam. Pāsādikā, Dundubhissara (Paris MS.) and Duddabhiya (MS. of the British Museum); the inscription given by Cunningham (the Bhilsa Topes, p. 316), Dadabhisāra.
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