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The Chonicle of the Island - 249 28. visākhamāse puṇṇamāyaṁ sambuddho upapajjatha, taṁ māsaṁ pūjanatthāya aṭṭhavīsati akārayi. 671 | 28. At the full moon day of the month Vesākha the Sambuddha was born; he celebrated a festival twenty-eight times in honour of this month. 29. Mahāmeghavane ramme Thūpārāme varuttame kāresi uposathāgāraṁ ubhovihāramantare. | 29. Between the two monasteries of the delightful Mahāmeghavana and of the most excellent Thūpārāma he constructed an Uposatha hall. 30. akā aññaṁ bahuṁ puññaṁ dānañ cāpi anappakaṁ, aṭṭhavīsati vassāni rajjaṁ kāresi khattiyo. | 30. He did many other meritorious acts and distributed rich donations. This prince reigned twenty-eight years, 31. Kuṭikaṇṇassa yo putto Nāganāmo ’ti khattiyo kāresi ratanamayaṁ iṭṭhakādiṁ varuttame, 672 | 31. Prince Nāga, the son of Kuṭikaṇṇa, made bricks and other things (?) of costly substances in the most excellent (Ambatthala Thūpa?), – 32. dhammāsanañ ca sabbattha Ambatthalathūpamuttame. giribhaṇḍagahaṇaṁ nāma mahāpūjaṁ akārayi. 673 | 32. and erected seats for the Dhamma preachers everywhere in the beautiful Ambatthala Thūpa. He made a great offering called Giribbaṇḍagahaṇa. 33. yāvatā Laṅkādīpamhi bhikkhū atthi supesalā sabbesañ cīvaraṁ datvā bhikkhusaṅghe gaṇuttame, dvādasāni so vassāni rajjaṁ kāresi khattiyo. | 33. As many wise Bhikkhus were in Laṅkādīpa, he gave a robe to each one of the Bhikkhu congregation, [215] of the most excellent assembly. This prince reigned twelve years. 671 vesākhamāse? 672 iṭṭhakādiṁ N, °di Y F. 673 girigaṇhigahanan F, giribhaṇḍikan B G2, giribhaṇḍhikakan Z, girigaṇḍikakan G1, giriṁ bhaṇḍikaṁ A. Comp. Mahāv., p. 214, I. 2.
The Chonicle of the Island - 250 34. Mahādāṭhikassa putto Āmaṇḍagāmani nāma Abhayo iti vissuto [107] khanāpesi udapānaṁ Gāmeṇḍitalākam pi ca, 674 | 34. Āmaṇḍagāmani, the son of Mahādāṭhika, known by the surname Abhaya, caused a well and also the Gāmeṇḍitalāka to be dug. 35. Rajatalenaṁ kāresi, thūpassa rajatāmayaṁ chattātichattaṁ kāresi Thūpārāme varuttame, | 35. He constructed the Rajatalena (Vihāra). Over the Thūpa, in the most excellent Thūpārāma, he constructed a double canopy made of silver. 36. Mahāvihāre Thūpārāme ubhopāsādamuttame bhaṇḍāgāraṁ akāresi bhaṇḍalenaṁ ca sabbaso, 675 | 36. In the two most excellent palaces of the Mahāvihāra and of the Thūpārāma, he completely constructed treasuries and treasure-caves. 37. māghātañ ca akāresi Tambapaṇṇitale pi ca. nava vass’ aṭṭha māsāni rajjaṁ kāresi khattiyo. | 37. He also interdicted the destruction of animal life in the territory of Tambapaṇṇi. This prince reigned nine years and eight months. 38. tass’ eva kaniṭṭhako rājā Kāṇirājānū ’ti vissuto paripuṇṇatīṇi vassāni rajjaṁ kāresi khattiyo. 676 | 38. His younger brother, known as king Kanirajānu, reigned full three years. 39. Āmaṇḍagāmaniputto Cūlābhayo ’ti vissuto patiṭṭhāpesi so rājā Gaggarārāmam uttamaṁ. | 39. The royal son of Āmaṇḍagāmani, known as Cūlābhaya, constructed the most excellent Gaggarārāma. 40. rajjaṁ kāresi vass’ ekaṁ Cūlābhayo mahīpati. Sīvalī nāma sā itthi Revatī iti vissutā | 40. King Cūlābhaya reigned one year. A woman called Sīvalī, known by the surname Revatī – 674 °nāmako Y. pi ca A B G2, ca kārayi Z, iva G1, idha X. 675 bhaṇḍagharaṁ (instead of bhaṇḍalenaṁ) X. 676 tasseva kaniṭṭhako N, Tisso nāma so (yo C) Y F.
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