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The Chonicle of the Island - 191 4. Gotama 65. ayaṁ hi loke sambuddho uppanno lokanāyako: sattānaṁ anukampāya tārayissāmi pāṇinaṁ. 497 | 65. Here (also stood) the Sambuddha who has appeared in the world (in the present age), the ruler of the world. “Out of compassion for the living I will save created beings.” 66. so ’vapassati sambuddho lokajeṭṭho narāsabho nāgānaṁ saṅgāmatthāya mahāsenā samāgatā. 498 | 66. The Sambuddha, the chief of the world, the highest among men, looked on the great armies of Nāgas which had assembled, ready for a battle. 67. dhūmāyanti pajjalanti verāyanti caranti te [84] mahābhayan ti vipulaṁ dīpaṁ nāsenti pannagā. 499 | 67. The Serpents emitted smoke and flames, they raged, they spread great horror, they were destroying the great island. 68. agamā ekībhūto va: gacchāmi dīpam uttamaṁ mātulaṁ bhāgineyyaṁ ca nibbāpessāmi pannage. | 68. (The Buddha) went alone (to the island:) “I shall go to the most excellent island; I shall pacify the two Serpents, the uncle and the nephew.” 69. ahaṁ Gotamasambuddho, pabbate Cetiyanāmake, Anurādhapure ramme Tisso nāmāsi khattiyo. 500 | 69. This Sambuddha was called Gotama; (it was) on the mountain called Cetiya (pabbata); there reigned in the delightful town called Anurādhapura a prince named Tissa. 497 tārayanto (°nto ca B G2) pāṇino A B G2, tārayissāmi pāṇinaṁ G1 N, desesi dhammaṁ uttamaṁ Z. 498 so va° A B G, so ca Z, te so N. 499 dhūpāyanti? see Mahāvagga, 1, 15. – verāyanti Z, verayanti A B G2, verānañ ca G1 N. – muhuṁ bhayanti (bhāy° A) A B G2. – vepullaṁ Z n. pharanti te mahābhayaṁ ativipulaṁ? 500 vv. 69-76 are wanting in B G2. – ayaṁ? – pabbato °nāmako?
The Chonicle of the Island - 192 70. Kusinārāyaṁ bhagavā Mallānaṁ Upavattane anupādisesāya sambuddho nibbuto upadhikkhaye. | 70. In Kusinārā, in the Upavattana of the Mallas, the holy Sambuddha [191] reached complete Nibbāna by the destruction of the substrata (of existence). 71. dve vassasatā honti chattiṁsa ca vassā tathā, Mahindo nāma nāmena jotayissati sāsanaṁ. | 71. (He at that time foretold:) “Two hundred and thirty-six years will elapse; then (a Thera) called Mahinda by name will cause the splendour of the Religion to shine (in Laṅkā). 72. nagarassa dakkhiṇato bhūmibhāge manorame ārāmo ca ramaṇīyo Thūpārāmo ’ti suyyare. 501 | 72. In the south of the town, at a delightful place (will be) a beautiful Ārāma called the Thūpārāma. 73. Tambapaṇṇīti sutvāna dīpo abbhuggato tadā. sārīrikaṁ mama dhātuṁ patiṭṭhissaṁ diputtame. 502 | 73. At that time the island (will be known) by the name of Tambapaṇṇi; they will deposit a relic of my body in that most excellent island.” Queen Anulā 74. buddhe pasannā dhamme ca saṅghe ca ujudiṭṭhikā bhave cittaṁ virājeti Anulā nāma khattiyā. 503 | 74. The queen called Anulā was a believer in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Fraternity; she confessed the true doctrine, and put away the desire of existence. (She expressed to the king her desire of being admitted into the Order.) 75. deviyā vacanaṁ sutvā rājā theraṁ id’ abravī: buddhe pasannā dhamme ca saṅghe ca ujudiṭṭhikā | 75. Having heard what the queen said, the king addressed the Thera thus: (“Queen Anulā) believes in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Fraternity; she confesses the true doctrine, – 501 suyyate? 502 patiṭṭhissa N, patiṭṭhassaṁ C G, patiṭṭhissaṁ A M R. sārīrikā m° dhātū patiṭṭhissanti? 503 vv. 74-77 are given in the MSS. with a number of omissions and transpositions which it is superfluous here to indicate.
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