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ever since by his successors In the 1600th year, when the Arahanta 

 became paramount in the country of Pukkam, and in the kingdom of 

 Arimaddana, the sovereign thereof, Anorathacho, in the greatness of 

 his regard and esteem for the shastra, invited the learned from the coun- 

 try of Sathum, and planted it in his own dominions, which was done 

 through the instrumentality of Sonathera and Uttarathkr, and their 

 disciples and survivors. Those who planted the shastras in Pukkam in 

 union with the transcendently wise, as also with Uttarajivather (the 

 guide of the king of Pukam country), the disciple of Aryavansamather, 

 who was the disciple of Mahakalather (of Dassita), in the year 1714, 

 with the view of performing the puja of Buddh, Utharajivamather 

 and the rest went to and united with the followers and successors of 

 Mahindather and other great personages in Ceylon, and there engaged 

 in religious exercises, and held discussions on the shastras ; he felt great 

 pleasure in finding the shastras pure and unalloyed, went to the temple in 

 a body with them, and engaged in holy exercises. His disciple Chhapa- 

 dasaimane was on this occasion ordained a minister, and accordingly 

 began to study the shastras with intensity in Ceylon, and in due course 

 was promoted in ministerial rank, and installed one of the paramount 

 ministers. In the year 1724, and in the reign of Narapatichesu, he 

 uniting with Sivalithera of Temulitte village, Tamalindather of Kam- 

 boja, Anandather of Kingchipura, Rahulather of Ceylon, all unusually 

 versant in the shastras, which they had wholly committed to memory, 

 they came to Pukam country, where siuce the introduction of the shas- 

 tras, as above stated, to the year 2314, the shastras were maintained 

 and preserved by Mahindather, Sonather, and Uttarather, and 

 their survivors and successors. After the death of his spiritual guide, Vi- 

 chitta lankara samme began to study the volumes called Nayattika, 

 Gandhara, and Abhidhamapitakat (metaphysics) under the guidance of 

 Dhammavilamaharajaguru. It happened that in the Burmese year 

 1 132, and in the reign of Chhangprurhang, he entered a society called 

 Suddarma, and standing before the highest minister, addressed him thus : 

 " I am your follower, and in order to have myself confirmed in the 

 career in which I have started, I would choose you as my chief spiritu- 

 al guide," and turning himself to Maha Srisaddhappavarachharato 

 and Buddharakkhita mahasamicharato (who was the superior minis- 

 ter of the temple of the Pukam country), he besought them to become his 

 secondary guides. 



It happened in the 100th year, that in the country of Vesali, the mi- 

 nisters who had come there from Vajji, made ten several additions to 

 the shastras, and which were in full prevalence, thus endangering the 

 orthodoxy of the shastras. 

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