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233 XIX. [Duṭṭhagāmani] 1. [100] Pāsādaṁ māpayi rājā ubbedhaṁ navabhūmikaṁ anagghikañ catumukhaṁ, pariccāgā tiṁsa koṭiyo. | 1. 618 The king (Duṭṭhagāmani) built an exceedingly costly, quadrangular palace (the Lohapāsāda) of nine stories in height, at an expense of thirty koṭis. 2. sudhābhūmi thulaselaṁ mattikaṁ iṭṭhakāya ca visuddhabhūmikā c’ eva ayojālaṁ tato marumpaṁ 619 | 2. (He also erected the Mahāthūpa, at the foundation of which the following materials were used:) chunnam work, great stones, clay, bricks, pure earth, a plate of iron, then marumba, 620 – 618 This chapter is very confused and fragmentary. However by comparing the Mahāvaṁsa it is possible to ascertain what the single verses refer to. Verse 1 relates to the great palace called Lohapāsāda which was erected by king Duṭṭhagāmani (comp. Mahāv., p. 165, 1. 2). Vv. 2-4 contain a description of the different preparatory works for the construction of the Mahāthūpa built by the same king. There is nothing, however, to indicate the transition of the narrative from the Lohapāsāda to the Mahāthūpa; perhaps v. 10 which would answer to this purpose, originally belonged to the place between vv. 1 and 2. – Vv. 5-9 refer to the Bhikkhus present at the solemn inauguratory ceremonies at the foundation of the Mahāthūpa (see Mahāvaṁsa, p. 171). – Vv. 11-17 refer to the acts of liberality performed by king Lajjitissa (Mah., p. 202), and to the history of his successors. – Vv. 18-20 give an account of the buildings erected by the seven great warriors of Abhaya Vaṭṭagāmaṇi (Mah., p. 206). Vv. 21-22 refer to Mahācūli Mahātissa, the successor of Vaṭṭagāmaṇi (Mah., p. 208). The last verse relates to the death of Duṭṭhagāmani. 619 vv. 2-4 are wanting in B G2. – mattikā A. – paruppaṁ G, parupapa ca Z, marumpaṁ N, badumaṁ F, pari A. We ought to read marumbaṁ; comp. Mahāvaṁsa, p. 169, 1. 8 (with the correction, p. XXIV); Thūpavaṁsa (MS. Burnouf 142, fol. kho'): “tassopari ayojālaṁ, tassopari khīṇāsavasāmaṇerehi Himavantato āhaṭaṁ sugandhamārumbaṁ.” 620 I cannot define the exact meaning of “marumba”. Turnour translates this word by “incense” (Mah., p. 169), which is decidedly wrong. To me it seems to mean something like “gravel”. In the explanation of the tenth Pācittiya Rule, in the Sutta Vibhaṅga, I find the following passage which I give exactly according to the Paris MS. (fonds Pāli 6) which is written in Burmese characters: “pathavī nāma dve pathaviyo jātā ca pathavī ajātā ca pathavi. jātā nāma pathavi suddhapaṁsu suddhamattikā appapāsāṇā appasakkharā appakathalā appamarumpā appavālikā …; ajātā nāma pathavi suddhapāsāṇā suddhasakkharā suddhakathalā suddhamarumpā suddhavālikā”, etc.
The Chonicle of the Island - 234 3. īsasakkharapāsāṇā aṭṭhaaṭṭhalikā silā phalikarajatena dvādasa, 621 | 3. small gravel, eight layers (?) of stones, twelve (layers?) of crystal and silver. 4. etāni bhūmikammāni kārāpetvāna khattiyo bhikkhusaṅghaṁ samodhānetvā cetiyāvaṭṭasammiti. 622 | 4. After the prince had caused these foundations to be laid, the Fraternity of Bhikkhus was called together, and the circle (of the base) of the Cetiya was described. 5. Indagutto Dhammaseno Piyadassī mahākathī Buddho Dhammo ca Saṅgho ca Mittanno ca visārado 623 | 5. Indagutta, Dhammasena, the great preacher Piyadassī, Buddha, Dhamma, and Saṅgha, wise Mittanna, – [209] 6. Anattano Mahādevo Dhammarakkhito bahussuto Uttaro Cittagutto ca Indagutto ca paṇḍito | 6. Anattana, Mahādeva, learned Dhammarakkhita, Uttara, and Cittagutta, and clever Indagutta, – 7. Suriyagutto mahānāgo paṭibhānavisārado, ete kho cuddasa sabbe Jambudīpā idhāgatā. | 7. the great chief Suriyagutta of prompt wisdom, all these fourteen (Theras) came from Jambudīpa to this country (when the foundation of the Mahāthūpa was laid). 621 °pāsāṇa N, °pāsāṇa G. – aṭṭhaaṭṭhālikā (aṭṭha + āli) silā? 622 cetiyācattasammīti A, °āvattasammuti Z, °āvattasamiti G, °avatthasamiti F, āvattasammiti N. cetiyāvaṭṭa[ṁ] sammitaṁ? comp. Mahāv., p. 172, I. 10; p. 173, 1. 1. 623 Mittako (°ke G1) Y, Mittano F, Ttunno (sic, instead of [Mi]ttunno?) N. Mahāv. Ṭīkā, fol. ṭām: “paṭhavikampanādīhi acchariyehi vimhito rājā attano samīpe ṭhitaṁ paribbhamaṇadaṇḍakagāhakaṁ amaccaputtaṁ tvaṁ konāmo tātā ’ti pucchi. ahaṁ Suppatiṭṭhitabrahmā nāma mahārājā ’ti āha. tava pitā ko nāma tātā ’ti vatvā mayhaṁ pitā Nandiseno nāma mahārājā ’ti vutte, tava mātā kānāmā ’ti pucchi. mama mātā Sumaṇadevī nāma mahārājā ’ti āha. tenāhu porāṇā: Suppatiṭṭhitabrahmā ca Nandiseno Sumaṇadeviyā putto mātā pitā c’ eva gihībhūtā tayo janā ’ti.”
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