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TO COME TO AN END."  hAV-iNG FA-iTh -iN ThE WORDS OF ThE SAGE/ 

ThEY MARR-iED ThE-iR COUS-iNS/ AND NUMEROUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS 

WERE BORN TO ThEM/ AND GREW UP.  nO-iSE -iS SA-iD TO BE A ThORN 

-iN MED-iTAT-iON/ AND kAP-iLA FOUND H-iMSELF uNABLE TO CONT-iNUE 

W-iTh H-iS MED-iTAT-iON.  tHE SAGE WENT TO SEE ThE PR-iNCES/ AND 

TOLD ThEMH "i CAME TO SEE YOU/ BECAUSE i AM GO-iNG."  

"wHY?" -iNQU-iRED ThE PR-iNCES.  tHE SAGE ThEN TOLD ThEM ThE

REASON.  "yOU ShOULD STAY -iN Th-iS VERY PLACE!" SA-iD 

ThE PR-iNCES.  "wE ShALL GO TO SOME OThER PLACE.  iND-iCATE US 

A PLOT OF LAND."  kAP-iLA HELD UP H-iS GOLDEN SACR-iF-iC-iAL VASE

AND W-iTh WATER POUR-iNG OUT OF ThE VASE/ HE OUTL-iNED ThE 

FOUNDAT-iON OF A TOWN.  tHEY BU-iLT A TOWN AND -iT BECAME 

KNOWN AS kAP-iLAVASTU (ser skya'i gzhi/ "fOUNDED BY kAP-iLA").  

tHERE ThEY MULT-iPL-iED/ BUT Th-iS WAS BROUGHT TO AN END BY ThE 

SMALLNESS OF ThE TOWN AREA.  gOD HAV-iNG PERCE-iVED ThE-iR 

ThOUGHTS/ -iND-iCATED ThEM ANOThER S-iTE/ WHERE ThEY BU-iLT 

ANOThER TOWN/ AND -iT BECAME KNOWN AS dEVADHA{-}.  tHEY HELD 

A COUNC-iL BETWEEN ThEMSELVES/ AND PASSED ThE FOLLOW-iNG 

RESOLUT-iONaH "oUR BAN-iShMENT HAD AS -iTS CAUSE ThE TAK-iNG 

(BY OUR FAThER) OF A SECOND W-iFE FROM A FAM-iLY OF EQUAL SOC-iAL 

STAND-iNG.  tHEREFORE WE ShALL HENCEFORTh ABSTA-iN FROM TAK-iNG 

SECOND W-iVES FROM FAM-iL-iES OF EQUAL STAND-iNG/ AND ShALL 

CONTENT OURSELVES W-iTh ONE W-iFE ONLY."  aT ThAT T-iME K-iNG 

w-iRU{-}D{.}HAKA REMEMBERED H-iS SONS/ AND -iNQU-iRED FROM H-iS 

M-iN-iSTERSH  "wHERE WERE ThEY?"  tHE M-iN-iSTERS TOLD H-iM ThEN 

ThE FULL STORY.  "d-iD ThEY DARE TO L-iVE W-iTh ThE-iR S-iSTERS!" 

EXCLA-iMED ThE K-iNG/ AND ThE M-iN-iSTERS ANSWEREDH "tHEY 

DARED!"  "aLAS/" EXCLA-iMED ThE K-iNG/ "ThE PR-iNCES ARE -iNDEED 

DAR-iNG!"  hE SA-iD ThESE WORDS W-iTh GREAT STRESS/ AND ThUS ThE 

PR-iNCES BECAME KNOWN AS ThE "dAR-iNG oNES" OR s{'}A{-}KYAS.  

tHEN K-iNG w-iRU{-}D{.}HAKA HAV-iNG D-iED/ rA{-}JYANANDA (rgyal srid

dga ) WAS -iNSTALLED.  hE ALSO D-iED W-iThOUT LEAV-iNG A SON.  

tHEN uLKA{-}-MUKHA/ kARAKARN{.}AKA/ AND hAST-i-N-iYAM{.}SA ALSO D-iED
{[7A]}

SONLESS.  nU{-}PURA BECAME K-iNG.  h-iS SON WAS wAS-iS{.}T{.}HA.  tHE 

LATTER'S SON gUHA (sa khyim) HAD -iN H-iS L-iNEAGE 55/000 K-iNGS 

WHO APPEARED -iN ThE C-iTY OF kAP-iLAVASTU.  aMONG ThE LAST 

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K-iNGS OF ThE L-iNE/TWELVE ARE MENT-iONED -iNCLUD-iNG dAS{'}ARAThA
(shing 

rta bcu pa) AND OThERS.  tHE LAST OF ThEM WAS dHANUH{.}-STh-iRA 

(gzhu brtan).  hE HAD TWO SONSH  s-iM{.}HAHANU (seng ge  'gram) 

AND sUM{.}HANA{-}DA (seng ge sgra).  s-iM{.}HAHANU WAS ThE BEST
ARCHER 

OF jAMBUDV-i{-}PA.  hE HAD FOUR SONS {^8H  mAHA{-}VAM{.}SA/ ED.
gE-iGER/ P. 14/ 20}H 
s{'}UDDHODANA (  zas gtsan)/

 s{'}UKLODANA (zas dkar)/ dRON{.}ADANA (bre bo zas)/ AND
aMR{.}TODANA 

(bdud rtsi zas)/ AND ThE FOLLOW-iNG DAUGHTERSH  s{'}UDDHA{-} 

(gtsang ma)/ s{'}UKLA (dkar mo)/ dRON{.}A{-A} (bre bo ma) AND
aMR{.}TA 

(bdud rtsi ma).  s{'}UDDODANA HAD ThE FOLLOW-iNG SONSH  ThE 

bLESSED oNE AND H-iS YOUNGER BROThER nANDA (dga  'bo).  

s{'}UKLODANA HAD AS SONSH  j-iNA (rgyal ba) AND rA{-}JABHADR-iKA 

(rgyal po  bzang ldan).  dRON{.}ADANA HAD AS SONSH  mAHA{-
}NA{-}MAN

AND aNURUDDHA (ma 'gag pa).  aMR{.}TODANA HAD AS SONSH

a{-}NANDA AND dEVADATTA.  s{'}UDDHA{-}'S SON WAS sUPRABUDDHA

(legs par  rab sad).  s{'}UKLA{-}'S SON WAS mA{-}L-i{-}KA (phreng ba
can).

dRON{.}A'S SON WAS sULABHA (bzang len).  aMR{.}TA'S SON WAS

wA-iS{'}A{-}LYA (dge 'phel).{^9 dpag bsam 'khrid shin/ FOL. 213A.} 
tHE bLESSED
oNE'S SON WAS rA{-}HULA

(sgra gcan zin).  w-iTh rA{-}HULA ThE L-iNE OF mAHA{-}SAM{.}MATA

CAME TO AN END.  t-iLL s{'}UDDHODANA ThERE WERE 1/121/514

K-iNGS.  aCCORD-iNG TO ThE lOKPRAJN{-}APT-i ('jig rten bzhag pa/ tg 

mngon pa/ nO.4086)H{^10 DE lA wALLE{'}E pOUSS-iNaH  bOUDDH-iSME. 
eTUDES ET mATE{'}R-iAUX/ 
ii (bRUXELO{'}ES/ 1919)/ P. 320 FF.}  mAHA{-}SAM{.}MATA (mang pos
bkur ba).

h-iS SON rOCA ('od mdzes).  tHE LATTER'S SON kALYA{-}N{.}A (dge ba).

h-iS SON wARA-kALYA{-}N{.}A.  tHE LATTER'S SON uPOS{.}ADHA

(gso sbyong 'phags).  h-iS SONmU{-}RDHAJA (spy ba nas skyes).

hE RULED OVER ThE FOUR CONT-iNENTS.  h-iS SON cA{-}RU (mdzes pa)

RULED OVER ThREE CONT-iNENTS.  h-iS SON uPACA{-}RU (nye mdzes)

RULED OVER TWO CONT-iNENTS.  h-iS SON cA{-}RUKA (mdzes can) RULED

OVER ONE CONT-iNENT.  h-iS SON cA{-}RUMANT (mdes ldan) ALSO

RULED OVER ONE CONT-iNENT ONLY.  fROM H-iM ONWARDS ALL

ThE CAKRAVART-i-RA{-}JAS ARE SA-iD TO HAVE RULED OVER ONE CONT-iNENT

ONLY.  cA{-}RUMANT'S SON mUC-i (ltang ba).  h-iS SON mUC-iL-iNDA

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(ltang zung).       tHE LATTER'S SON s{'}AKUN-i.  tHEN
mAHA{-}S{'}AKUN-i/

kUS{'}A/ uPAKUS{'}A/ mAHA{-}KUS{'}A/ sUDARS{'}ANA (legs mthong)/

mAHA{-}SUDARS{'}ANA/ wA{-}MAKA (gnod sel)/ gser mdog (sUVARN{.}A)/

bHA{-}G-iN (skal ldan)/ bHR{.}GU (ngan spong)/ mERU (lhun po)/
{(7B)}

nYAN{.}KU (nges 'gro)/ pRAN{.}A{-}DA (rab tu sgrA grags)/ mAHA{-}-

PRAN{.}A{-}DA (rab tu sgrA grags chen po)/ s{'}AN{.}KARA (bdE
byed)/

d-iS{'}A{-}M{.}PAT-i (phyogs bdag)/ sUREN{.}U (rdul bzang)/ bHARATA

(rgyas byed)/ mAHA{-}DEVA (lha chen po).  tHE-iR

DESCENDANTS NUMBER-iNG 84/000 RULED -iN ThE C-iTY OF

m-iS{'}RAKAPURA ('dres pa'i grong khyer).  aFTER ThAT nEM-i

(mu khyud)/ jAYAKA (rgal bA pa)/ mERU (lhun po)/

bH-i{-}MARAThA ('jigs byed shing rta)/ s{'}ATARAThA (shing rta brgya
pa)/

dAS{'}ARAThA (shing rta bcu pa).  aFTER H-iM ThE 5/000
pA{-}N{~}CA{-}LA

K-iNGS (lnga len gyi rgyal po).  aFTER ThAT ThE 5/000 K-iNGS OF

kAL-iN{.}GA.  aFTER ThAT ThE 7/000 K-iNGS OF aS{'}MAKA.  aFTER ThAT

ThE 8/000 kAURAVA K-iNGS.  aFTER ThAT ThE 9/000 kAPA{-}LA K-iNGS

(thod pa can gyi rgyal po). {^11H  mHVTPT/ nO. 3592}  aFTER ThAT
ThE 10/000 gEYA-

RA{-}JAS (klU dbyangs gyi rgyal po).  aFTER ThAT ThE 11/000 K-iNGS

OF mAGADHA.  aFTER ThAT ThE 15/000 tA{-}MRAL-iPT-i K-iNGS.

tHEN iKS{.}VA{-}KU/ AMONG WHOSE DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE 1/100

K-iNGS.  aFTER ThAT w-iRU{-}D{.}HAKA WHO HAD FOUR SONSH  uLKA{-}-

MUKHA (bzhin 'bar)/ kARAKARN{.}AKA (lag rna can)/ hAST-i-N-iYAMSA

(glang chen 'dul)/ nU{-}PURA (rkang rdub can) ThE FOUR. 
nU{.}PURA'S

SON nU{-}PURAPA{-}DA (rkang gdub can zhabs).  h-iS SON
wAS-iS{.}T{.}HA

(gnas 'jug).{^12H  tHE TEXT/ FOL. 8A/ HAS gnas 'jig}  h-iS SON
gOS{.}T{.}HA (bA lang
gnas).  h-iS SON

s-iM{.}HAHANU (seng ge 'gram).  tHE LATTER HAD FOUR SONSH

s{'}UDDHODANA/ s{'}UKLODANA/ dRON{.}A AND aMR{.}TODANA. 
s{'}UDDHODANA'S

SON WAS ThE bLESSED oNE.  tHE bLESSED oNE'S SON rA{-}HULA.

sUCH -iS ThE ROYAL CHRONOLOGY ABR-iDGED FROM ThE aBH-iDHARMA/

AND ThE GREAT TREAT-iSES COMPOSED BY ThE GREAT w-iSE oNES

(MAHA{-}TMAN)"...... SO -iT -iS SA-iD -iN ThE lOKAPRAJN{-}APT-i.

aCCORD-iNG TO -iT/ FROM mAHA{-}SAM{.}MATA T-iLL K-iNG s{'}UDDHODANA

ThERE WERE 15/5149 K-iNGS.  aGA-iN ACCORD-iNG TO ThE SAME

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lOKA-PRAJN{~}APT-iH  "tHE ROYAL CHRONOLOGY AS G-iVEN -iN ThE w-iNAYAH

mAHA{-}SAM{.}MATA/ rOCA/ kALYA{-}N{.}A/ wARA-kALYA{-}N{.}A/
uPOS{.}ADHA/

mA{-}NDHA{-}TR{.}/ cA{-}RU/ uPACA{-}RU/ cA{-}RUMANT/ bHARATA/ bHA{-
}VA

(srid pa)/ aBHA{-}VA (mi srid)/ mUC-i (btang ba)/ mUC-iL-iNDA/ {(8A)}

tANUJ-iT (lus thub)/ sUVARN{.}A/ bHR{.}GU/ jAGADRAThA (shing rta

sdu gu can)/ sAGARA (dug can).  mAHA{-}SAGARA/ s{'}AKUN-i/

mAHA{-}S{'}AKUN-i/ kUS{'}A/ uPAKUS{'}A/ mAHA{-}KUS{'}A/ bHARATA/
mAHA{-}-

BHARATA/ sUDARS{'}ANA/ mAHA{-}SUDARS{'}ANA/ wA{-}MAKA/ uPAVA{-
}MAKA/

s{'}-iKH-iN/ nYAN{.}KU (nges 'gro)/ s{'}AN{.}KARA (bde byed)/
pRAS{'}A{-}NTA

(rab 'dul)/ pRAN{.}A{-}DA/ pRADAYA{-}LU (rab gdung ldan)/ jYOT-i-

S{.}KARA ('ob byed)/ mERU (ri rab)/ mERUMANT (lhun po ldan)/

jVA{-}LA (me lce)/ jVA{-}LA{-}MA{-}L-iN (me lce'i phreng)/ jVA{-}L-iN
(me lce

ldan).  iN H-iS L-iNEAGE A 100/000 K-iNGS RULED -iN pOTALA.

aFTER ThAT s{'}ATRUJ-iT.  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE 54/

000 K-iNGS RUL-iNG -iN aYODHYA{-}.  aFTER ThAT aJ-iTAJ-iT (ma phebs

'bebs).  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS 63/000 K-iNGS RULED -iN

wA{-}RA{-}N{.}AS-i{-}.  aFTER ThAT dUS{.}YANTA (bzod pa dka ba). 
aMONG H-iS

DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE 14/000 K-iNGS RUL-iNG -iN ThE C-iTY OF

kA{-}MP-i{-}LYA ('dar 'dzin).  aFTER ThAT K-iNG bRAHMADATTA.

aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE 32/000 K-iNGS RUL-iNG AT

glang chen gnas (hAST-iNA{-}PURA).  aFTER ThAT nA{-}GADATTA (glang

pos byin).  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE 5/000 K-iNGS

WHO RULED -iN tAKS{.}AS{'}-i{-}LA{-}.  aFTER ThAT K-iNG rOMAPUTRA (bal
pu).{^13 bALAPUTRA}

aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE 32/000 K-iNGS WHO RULED

AT uRAS{'}A{-}.  aFTER ThAT nAGNAJ-iT (tshhan chen thub).  aMONG

H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE 32/000 K-iNGS WHO RULED -iN ThE

TOWN OF ma phebsh bebs (grong khyer ma phebsh bebs).  aFTER H-iM

K-iNG JAYAKA (rgyal ba po).  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE

12/000 K-iNGS WHO RULED AT kANYA{-}KUBJA.  aFTER H-iM jAYA-

SENA (rgyal ba'i sde).  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE

18/000 K-iNGS WHO RULED -iN ThE C-iTY OF cAMPA{-}.  aFTER H-iM

K-iNG nA{-}GADEVA.  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE 25/000

K-iNGS WHO RULED -iN ThE C-iTY OF tA{-}MRAL-iPT-i.  aFTER H-iM nARA-

DEVA.  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE 12/000 K-iNGS -iN

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tA{-}MRAL-iPT-i.  aFTER H-iM K-iNG sAGARADEVA (dug can pa'i lha).

aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE 18/000 K-iNGS AT dANTAPURA

(so ldan).  aFTER H-iM K-iNG sUMAT-i (blo bzang).  aMONG H-iS  {(8B)}

DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE 21/000 K-iNGS WHO RULED AT rA{-}JAGR{.}HA.

aFTER H-iM mAR-i{-}C-i (mun sel).  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE

WERE A HUNDERED K-iNGS AT wA{-}RA{-}N{.}AS-i{-}.  aFTER H-iM
mAHENDRASENA

(dbang chen sde).  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE 84/000

K-iNGS WHO RULED OVER kUS{'}A{-}VAT-i{-} (ku shi ldan).  aFTER H-iM

sAMUDRADEVA (rgya mtshho lha).  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE

WERE A ThOUSAND K-iNGS WHO RULED OVER pOTALA.  aFTER H-iM

tAPASKARA (dka thub spyod).  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE

WERE 14/000 K-iNGS WHO RULED AT kUS{-}A{-}VAT-i{-}.  aFTER H-iM bHU{-
}-

PAT-i (sa gtsho).  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE A ThOUSAND 

K-iNGS WHO RULED -iN wA{-}RA{-}N{.}AS-i{-}.  aFTER H-iM pA{-}RTh-iVA (sa
bdag).

aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE A ThOUSAND K-iNGS WHO RULED

AT aYODHYA{-}.  aFTER H-iM dHARAN{.}-i{-}DHARA (sa 'dzin).  aMONG

H-iS FOLLOWERS ThERE WERE 84/000 K-iNGS AT m-iS{'}RAKA-

PURA.  aFTER H-iM mAHA{-}DEVA.  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS

ThERE WERE 84/000 K-iNGS AT m-iS{'}RAKAPURA.  aFTER H-iM pRAN{.}-i{-}TA

(nges 'phel).  h-iS SON nEM-i.  h-iS SON nEM-iSTh-iRA (mu khyud

brtan).  h-iS SON bAHUKA (tshhan po che).  h-iS SON bHOJA (za

ba).  h-iS SON uPABHOJA (nye za).  h-iS SON bHOJANA (za ba can).

h-iS SON bHOGAVANT (za ldan).  h-iS SON sUDRS{'}A (rgya nom snang).

h-iS SON sAMADARS{'}-iN (mnyam lta).  h-iS SON s{'}RU{-}TASENA (thos
pa'i

sde).  h-iS SON dHARMASENA (chos kyi sde).  h-iS SON bUDHA

(rtogs pa).  h-iS SON mAHA{-}BUDHA (rtogs chen).  h-iS SON

bUDHASENA (rtogs sde).{^14H  mHVTPT/ nO. 2900/ TRANSLATES rtogs pa
BY bUDDHA.  tHE K-iNGS' NAMES COULD ALSO HAVE BEEN mAHA{-}BUDDHA AND
bUDDHASENA.}  h-iS SON aS{'}OKA (mya ngan med).

h-iS SON w-iGATA{-}SOKA (mya ngan bral).  h-iS SON s-i{-}MASTh-iRA (mt-

shams brtan).  h-iS SON dHANVANTAR-i (ACCORD-iNG TO rEV. dge 

'dun chos 'phel/ rgang mtshhams -iS A SYNONYM OF thang la bar

WH-iCH USUALLY TRANSLATES dHANVANTAR-i).  h-iS SON dHUNDHUMA{-}RA.

h-iS SON aRUN{-}A (skya reng).  h-iS SON d-iS{'}A{-}M{.}PAT-i (phyogs
bdag).

h-iS SON sUREN{.}U (rdul bzang).  h-iS SON s{'}AN{.}KARA.  h-iS SON

a{-}NANDA.  h-iS SON a{-}DARS{'}AMUKHA (me long zhal).  h-iS SON jAN-

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AKA (skyed pa po).  h-iS SON j-iNAR{.}S{.}ABHA (rgyal ba khyu mchog).

h-iS SON bHOJA (bza' btung ldan).  h-iS SON bAHUBHUJ (bza'

btung mod).  h-iS SON aJ-iTA (thub med).  h-iS SON aPARA{-}J-iTA

(gzhan gyis mi thub pa).  h-iS SON sTh-iRA (brtan po).  h-iS

SON sUSTh-iRA (rab brtan). h-iS SON mAHA{-}BALA (stobs bo che).

h-iS SON mAHA{-}VAHANA (gzhon pa che).  h-iS SON sUMAT-i (blo

bzang).  h-iS SON kUMA{-}RASTh-iRA (OR yUVASTh-iRA/ gzhon brtan). 
{(9A)}

h-iS SON dAS{'}ADHANVAN (gzhu bcu pa).  h-iS SON s{'}ATADHANVAN

(gzhu brgya pa).  h-iS SON nAVAT-iDHANVAN (gzhu dgu bcu pa).

h-iS SON w-iJAYADHANVAN (rnam par rgyal ba'i gzhu).  h-iS SON

c-iTRADHANVAN (gzhu bkra).  h-iS SON dHANUH{.}-SThALA (gzhu sa).

h-iS SON dHANUH{.}STh-iRA (gzhu brtan).  h-iS SON dAS{'}ARAThA.  h-iS

SON aS{.}T{.}ARAThA.  h-iS SON nAVARAThA.  h-iS SON w-iS{'}VARAThA
(shing

rta sna tshhogs pa).  h-iS SON c-iTRARAThA (shing rta rnam pa sna

tshhogs pa).  h-iS SON gUHYARAThA (?)(shing rta bzling po).  h-iS

SON dHR{.}TARAThA (shing rta brtan).  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE

WERE 77/000 K-iNGS WHO RULED -iN ThE C-iTY OF pRABHA{-}SA (legs par

snang).  aFTER H-iM gAGANAPAT-i (nam mkha' bdag po).  h-iS

SON nA{-}GARAKS{.}-iTA (klus bsrungs).  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS

ThERE WERE A HUNDRED K-iNGS RUL-iNG AT wA{-}RA{-}N{.}AS-i{-}.  aFTER
H-iM

kR{.}K-iN.  hE BECAME A BRAHMACA{-}R-iN -iN ThE PRESENCE OF ThE bUDDHA

kA{-}S{'}YAPA/ AND WAS REBORN -iN ThE tUS{.}-iTA HEAVEN.  h-iS SON

sUJATA (legs par skyes).  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE

A HUNDRED K-iNGS WHO RULED -iN pOTALA.  aFTER H-iM K-iNG kARN{.}A

(rna ba).  h-iS TWO SONS gAUTAMA AND bHARADVA{-}JA.  gAUTAMA'S

SON iKS{.}VA{-}KU.  aMONG H-iS DESCENDANTS ThERE WERE A HUNDRED

K-iNGS WHO RULED -iN pOTALA.  aFTER H-iM w-iRU{-}D{.}HAKA ('phags

skyes po).  hE HAD FOUR SONSH  uLKA{-}-MUKHA (bzhin 'bar)/

kARAKARN{.}AKA (lag rna can)/ hAST-iKA-S{'}-iRS{.}A (glang chen 'dul)
AND

nU{-}PURA (rkang gdub can).  nU{-}PURA'S SON wAS-iS{.}T{.}HA (gnas
'jug;

ThE TEXT/ FOL. 9B/ HAS gnas 'jig).  h-iS SON gOS{.}T{.}HA (bA lang

gnas).  h-iS SON s-iM{.}HAHANU (seng ge 'gram).  h-iS SON

s{'}UDDHODANA (zas gtshang).  h-iS SON ThE bLESSED oNE.  h-iS SON

rA{-}HULA (sgra gcan zin).  aCCORD-iNG TO Th-iS (ACCOUNT)/ FROM

mAHA{-}SAM{.}MATA T-iLL s{'}UDDHODANA ThERE WERE 834534 K-iNGS.

tHE CHAPTER ON ThE L-iNE OF mAHA{-}SAM{.}MATA (9B).

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     iN ThE cHAPTER ON ThE S-iMULTANEOUS APPEARANCE -iN ThE

wORLD OF bUDDHA kA{-}S{'}YAPA AND K-iNG kR{.}K-iN -iN ThE rOYAL

cHRONOLOGY -iNCLUDED -iN ThE w-iNAYA/ ThE lOKAPRAJN{~}APT-i SAYSH

"tHE bUDDHA kA{-}S{'}YAPA HAV-iNG APPEARED -iN ThE wORLD/ ThE

bODH-iSATTVA ThE bLESSED oNE EXPRESSED H-iS RESOLVE TO OBTA-iN

-iN FUTURE T-iMES ENL-iGHTENMENT -iN ThE PRESENCE OF ThE FULLY

ENL-iGHTENED bUDDHA kA{-}S{'}YAPA.  hAV-iNG BECOME A BRAHMACA{-}R-iN/

HE WAS REBORN -iN ThE DEVALOKA OF tUS{.}-iTA/ AND REMA-iNED ThERE

UNT-iL ThE END OF ONE L-iFE-SPAN OF tUS{.}-iTA."  aLSO -iN ThE

kA{-}RAN{.}APRAJN{~}APT-i (rgyu gdags pa/ tG.  mngon pa/ nO.4087)

-iT -iS SA-iD ThAT ThE AGE OF GODS -iN tUS{.}-iTA WAS 576000000

YEARS.  aT ThE END OF Th-iS PER-iOD/ ThE bODH-iSATTVA MADE ThE

F-iVE PREL-iM-iNARY OBSERVAT-iONS AS TO FAM-iLY/ COUNTRY/ RACE

AND WOMAN (TO WHOM HE WAS TO BE BORN) -iN ThE S-iX

REG-iONS OF ThE kA{-}MALOKA/ AND ANNOUNCEDH  "i ShALL ENTER

ThE WOMB OF mAHA{-}MA{-}YA{-} -iN ThE COUNTRY OF jAMBUDV-i{-}PA/

AND BEHOLD n-iRVA{-}N{.}A (AMR{.}TA-N-iRVA{-}N{.}A).  tHOSE OF YOU
WHO

W-iSh TO BEHOLD n-iRVA{-}N{.}A/ ShOULD TAKE REB-iRTh -iN ThAT

COUNTRY."  tHE GODS ENTREATED H-iM NOT TO GO/ SAY-iNG ThAT

jAMBUDV-i{-}PA WAS DEF-iLED BY ThE PH-iLOSOPH-iCAL TEACH-iNGS OF 18

HERET-iCAL TEACHERS/ BUT ThE bODH-iSATTVA COULD NOT BE MOVED.

hE TRANSFORMED H-iMSELF -iNTO A YOUNG GREY ELEPHANT/ AND

ENTERED ThE WOMB OF H-iS MOThER WHO WAS OBSERV-iNG ThE

POS{.}ADHA FAST-iNG (gso sbyong) OF ThE 15Th DAY.  aCCORD-iNG TO

ThE lAL-iTAV-iSTARA (54/18) Th-iS FULL-MOON WAS ThE FULL-MOON OF

ThE MONTh wA-iS{'}A{-}KHA (aPR-iL-mAY).  fOR TEN MONThS hE

REMA-iNED -iN ThE WOMB.  tHEN ON ThE 15Th DAY OF ThE MONTh

uTTARA{-}-PHALGUN-i{-} (dbo/ fEBRUARY-mARCH)/ hE WAS BORN -iN ThE

lUMB-iN-i{-} PARK.  h-iS B-iRTh CO-iNC-iDED W-iTh ThE R-iS-iNG OF ThE

STAR t-iSYA (rgyal/ {Y} {@#} & {@#}/ cANCR-i).  r{.}S{.}-i wYA{-}SA
SA-iDH

"mUN-i/ YOU WERE BORN UNDER ThE STAR t-iS{.}YA"/ AND nA{-}GA{-}RJUNA

SA-iDH  "wHEN ThE STAR t-iS{.}YA ROSE/ HER SON (CAME FORTh) FROM

HER S-iDE........."  (nOW) ThE YEAR OF (ThE bLESSED oNE'S)

B-iRThH  iN cH-iNA/ c{V}-I-WAN{.} (cho wang)/ ThE FOURTh EMPEROR 
{(10a)}

OF ThE c{V}-i'U (chou) DYNASTY (1052 b.c.)/ AFTER HE HAD BEEN

MORE ThAN TWENTY YEARS ON ThE ThRONE/ SAW ALL ThE QUARTERS OF

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ThE wORLD ENVELOPED BY A L-iGHT OF GOLDEN COLOUR.  (tHE

EMPEROR) -iNQU-iRED FROM ASTROLOGERSH  "wHAT WAS MEANT BY Th-iS

OMEN?"  tHE ASTROLOGERS SA-iDH  "a GOLDEN SON HAS BEEN BORN

TO A GREAT K-iNG OF ThE wESTERN qUARTER.  tH-iS MUST BE H-iS

L-iGHT!"  tHE EMPORER ThEN UNDERSTOOD ThAT A bUDDHA WAS BORN

-iN Th-iS wORLD/ AND ASKED FURThERH  "cAN i OBTA-iN -iN Th-iS L-iFE-

T-iME h-iS BENED-iCT-iON ('j{V}A{-}-SA<mONGOL j{V}ASA{Y} USED HERE -iN
ThE

SENSE OF BENED-iCT-iON)?"  tHEY REPL-iEDH  "iT W-iLL NOT TAKE PLACE

-iN OUR L-iFE-T-iME.  dUR-iNG SUCH AND SUCH A DYNASTY AFTER OUR

T-iME/ -iN A CERTA-iN YEAR/ AND ON SUCH AND SUCH A DAY/ FOUR MEN

ATT-iRED -iN SUCH A DRESS/ W-iLL BR-iNG HERE (h-iS) BENED-iCT-iON."

tHE EMPEROR AMAZED (AT ThE-iR WORDS)/ ORDERED ThESE WORDS TO

BE ENGRAVED ON A P-iLLAR -iN FRONT OF A TEMPLE.  iT WAS SA-iD

(-iN Th-iS -iNSCR-iPT-iON) ThAT ThE YEAR OF ThE B-iRTh (OF ThE bUDDHA)

WAS ThE wOOD-mALE-t-iGER YEAR (shing pho stag lo/ 1027 b.c.). {^15H 
tHE AUThOR OF ThE "bLUE aNNALS" FOLLOWS ThE USUAL CHRONOLOGY
ACCEPTED -iN cH-iNA AND jAPAN (1027-947 b.c.).}

aFTER MANY YEARS HAD ELAPSED/ Th-iS TEMPLE FELL -iN RU-iN/ AND

ThE STONE P-iLLAR FELL ALSO.  tHEN ABOUT ThAT T-iME/ FOUR MONKS/

BR-iNG-iNG W-iTh ThEMSELVES MANY REL-iG-iOUS BOOKS FROM iND-iA/

CAME TO cH-iNA.  tHE EMPEROR/ WHO WAS RUL-iNG AT ThAT T-iME/

SA-iDH  "sEE WHO ARE ThEY/ WEAR-iNG SUCH A STRANGE ATT-iRE!"  nO

ONE KNEW ANYTh-iNG ABOUT ThEM/ EXCEPT AN OLD WOMAN

WHO SA-iDH  "iN Th-iS LOCAL-iTY ThERE HAD BEEN ONCE A

TEMPLE/ AND ON A STONE P-iLLAR ThERE HAD BEEN AN -iNSCR-iPT-iON/

TELL-iNG ThAT SUCH AN EVENT WOULD TAKE PLACE -iN ThE FUTURE.

tH-iS STONE P-iLLAR HAS S-iNCE FALLEN DOWN.  pLACE -iT AGA-iN

-iN POS-iT-iON/ AND READ (ThE -iNSCR-iPT-iON)."  wHEN ThEY

READ(ThE -iNSCR-iPT-iON)/ ThEY SAW ThAT ThE YEAR AND MONTh

(-iND-iCATED -iN ThE -iNSCR-iPT-iON) AGREED EXACTLY (W-iTh ThE DATE OF

ThE COM-iNG OF ThE FOUR MONKS)/ AND ThAT ONLY SEVEN DAYS WERE

NOT ACCOUNTED FOR.  tHE mUN-i HAV-iNG BEEN BORN/ STUD-iED GRA-

MMAR AND ENGAGED -iN VAR-iOUS SPORTS.  hE MARR-iED yAS{'}ODHARA{-}

(grangs 'dzin ma) AND gOPA{-}(sa 'tsho ma).  t-iLL ThE AGE OF 29/

hE RES-iDED -iN ThE PALACE.  aFTER ThAT hE LEFT h-iS PALACE AND BE-

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CAME A SELF-ORDA-iNED MONK.  fOR S-iX YEARS hE PRACT-iSED AUSTER-i-

T-iES AND h-iS BODY BECAME EMAC-iATED.  tWO G-iRLS FROM ThE TOWN

OF sUKHA{-}VAT-i{-} (bde ldan)/ nANDA{-} AND nANDA{-}BA{-}LA{-} BY
NAME/ HAV-

-iNG DRAWN OFF S-iXTEEN T-iMES ThE M-iLK OF A ThOUSAND COWS/ PRE-

PARED A M-iLK-SOUP/ FLAVOURED W-iTh HONEY/ AND PRESENTED -iT (TO 
{(10B)}

ThE bUDDHA).  oN PARTAK-iNG OF Th-iS SOUP/ (ThE mUN-i'S) BODY

BECAME L-iKE A GOLDEN POL-iShED DOOR-BOLT.  tHEN ThE bLESSED

oNE SETTLED ON A ROCK NOT FAR FROM ThE R-iVER nA-iRAN{~}JANA{-}/ BUT

ThE ROCK COULD NOT SUPPORT h-iM AND CRUMBLED DOWN.  tHE

GODS ADV-iSED h-iM TO GO TO wAJRA{-}SANA.  iNDRA -iNCARNATED AS

ThE GRASS-MERCHANT sVAST-iKA (bkra shis).  tHE bODH-iSATTVA TOOK

SOME GRASS FROM H-iM/ AND PREPARED H-iMSELF A MAT.  hE

SAT ON ThE MAT AT ThE FOOT OF ThE bODH-i-TREE AT wAJRA{-}SANA.

mA{-}RA/ ThE s-iNNER'S BANNER OF dOUBT FLUTTERED (-iN ThE W-iND)/

AND ThE eV-iL oNE PERCE-iVED ThE PURPOSE OF ThE bODH-iSATTVA.{^16H
mARA OR bdud -iS SA-iD TO POSESS TWO BANNERSH  ONE FLUTTER-iNG AT ThE
T-iME OF A SUCCESSFUL ACT-iON/ AND ThE OThER FLUTTER-iNG AT ThE T-iME
OF DANGER.}

d-iSGU-iSED AS A MESSENGER/ mA{-}RA APPEARED BEFORE ThE bODH-iSA-

TTVA/ AND SA-iDH  "tHE TOWN OF kAP-iLAVASTU HAS BEEN CAPTURED

BY dEVADATTA.  tHE PALACE HAS BEEN SACKED/ AND ThE s{'}A{-}KYAS

MURDERED!  wHY ARE YOU STAY-iNG HERE?"  tHOUGHTS OF PASS-iON/

ANGER AND DO-iNG HARM AROSE -iN ThE bODH-iSATTVA/ BUT -iMMED-iA-

TELY hE UNDERSTOOD ThEM TO BE DUE TO ThE -iNFLUENCE OF mA{-}RA/

AND ThREE ANT-iDOTE ThOUGHTS WERE PRODUCED -iN h-iS M-iND.  tHEN

ThE HOST OF mA{-}RA -iN BATTLE ARRAY/ F-iLL-iNG ThE eARTh/ ShOWER-

ED A DOWNPOUR OF WEAPONS OF D-iFFERENT K-iNDS/ AND MADE RESOUND

FEARFUL SOUNDS.  dAUGHTERS OF mA{-}RA TRANSFORMED ThEMSELVES

-iNTO BEAUT-iFUL MA-iDENS AND TR-iED TO SEDUCE ThE bODH-iSATTVA/

BUT FA-iLED -iN ThE-iR EFFORTS.  mA{-}RA'S HOST WAS D-iSPERSED AND PUT

TO FL-iGHT.  iT D-iSAPPEARED BEH-iND ThE OUTER BOUNDARY OF ThE

wORLD/ AND FOR 12 DAYS D-iD NOT ASSEMBLE AGA-iN.  tHEN DUR-iNG

ThE F-iRST N-iGHT WATCH/ ThE F-iRST ThREE SUPERNATURAL POWERS (ABH-i-

JN{~}A{-}H  R{.}DDH-i-V-iDHA/ OR POWER OF PERFORM-iNG M-iRACLES/ D-iVYA-
S{'}ROTA

OR POWER OF HEAR-iNG/ AND PARAC-iTTA-JN{~}A{-}NA OR READ-iNG ThE
ThOUGHTS

OF OHERS) WERE BORN (-iN ThE bODH-iSATTVA).  aT ABOUT M-iDN-iGHT

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ThE MEMORY OF FORMER EX-iSTENCE (ThE FOURTh ABH-iJN{~}A{-}-PU{-
}RVAN-iVA{-}-

SA{-}NUSMARAN{.}A)/ WAS BORN -iN h-iM.  dUR-iNG ThE LAST N-iGHT WATCH

ThE d-iV-iNE eYE (D-iVYA-CAKS{.}U) AND ThE SUPERNATURAL POWER OF RE-

MOV-iNG DEF-iL-iNG -iNFLUENCES WERE BORN -iN h-iM.  hAV-iNG PENE-

TRATED ThE MEAN-iNG OF ThE fOUR tRUThS/ hE BECAME A FULLY-

ENL-iGHTENED bUDDHA.  hE ThUS BECAME bUDDHA ON ThE FULL-

MOON DAY OF ThE wA-iS{'}A{-}KHA MONTh OF ThE YEAR f-iRE-fEMALE-hOG

(me mo phag--994 b.c.).  aCCORD-iNG TO (ThE w-iNAYA) ThAT N-iGHT

rA{-}HU SE-iZED ThE mOON/ AND rA{-}HULA AND a{-}NANDA WERE
BORN.{^17H  aCCORD-iNG TO ThE cEYLON TRAD-iT-iON rA{-}HULA WAS BORN
BEFORE bUDDHA'S DEPARTURE FROM ThE pALACE.}

tHE CALCULAT-iON OF Th-iS LUNAR ECL-iPSE -iS RELATED ELSEWHERE.  fOR

SEVEN WEEKS ThE bUDDHA D-iD NOT PREACH ThE dOCTR-iNE.  tHEN

ON B-iNG EXHORTED BY bRAHMA{-}/ HE SET -iN MOT-iON ThE wHEEL OF

ThE lAW AT wA{-}RA{-}N{.}AS-i{-} FOR ThE BENEF-iT OF ThE GROUP OF
F-iVE (lnga-  {(11A)}

sde).{^18H  tHE F-iVE WEREH  kAUN{.}D{.}-iNYA/ aS{'}VAJ-iT (rta thul)/
wA{-}SPA (rlangs pa)/ mAHA{-}NA{-}MAN (ming chen) AND bHADR-iKA
(bzang ldan).}  tHE F-iVE OBTA-iNED ThE DEGREE OF aRHAT.  80/000

GODS PERCE-iVED ThE TRUTh.  yAS{'}AS AND F-iVE OThER D-iSC-iPLES/ AS

WELL AS F-iFTY V-iLLAGE YOUThS/ WERE MADE TO ATTA-iN ThE FRU-iT OF

aRHATSh-iP.  tHEN ThE bUDDHA PROCEEDED TO ThE TOWN OF sUK-

HA{-}VAT-i{-} (bde ldan)/ AND ESTABL-iShED nANDA{-} AND nANDABA{-
}LA{-} -iN ThE

tRUTh.  tHEN hE ORDA-iNED kA{-}S{'}YAPA OF uRUV-iLVA{-} W-iTh A
{(11B)}

RET-iNUE OF F-iVE HUNDRED ASCET-iC (JAT{.}-iLAS) WHO RES-iDED ON ThE

BANKS OF ThE nA-iRAN{~}JANA{-}/ AS WELL AS nA{-}D-i-kA{-}S{'}YAPA AND

gAYA{-}-kA{-}S{'}YAPA/ EACH W-iTh A RET-iNUE OF 250 ASCET-iCS/ -iN ALL

ONE ThOUSAND.  tHROUGH ThE PRECEPTS OF ThE ThREE

M-iRACLES ALL GRADUALLY ATTA-iNED aRHATSh-iP.  tHEN ThE

bLESSED oNE PROCEEDED TO mAGABHA TO ThE s{'}-i{-}TAVANA

(btang brang) GROVE.  tHERE hE ESTABL-iShED -iN ThE tRUTh

(bden pa la bkod  s{'}ROTAA{-}PANNA) K-iNG b-iMB-iSA{-}RA (gzugs can

snying po) W-iTh SEVERAL HUNDRED ThOUSAND MEN AND 80/000 GODS.

tHEN ThE bUDDHA PROCEEDED TO rA{-}JAGR{.}HA AND ESTABL-iShED -iN

aRHATSh-iP s{'}A{-}R-iPUTRA AND mAUDGALYA{-}YANA W-iTh A RET-iNUE OF
250

FOLLOWERS.  hENCEFORTh ThEY AND ThE BAND OF kA{-}S{'}YAPA BECAME