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On the history of tlie Burmah Mace. 



[No. 1, 



Thoodhau-dha-na, king of the Thek-ka state in the country of Kap- 

 pi-la-ivot, had a great friendship for Bha-gee-nee-ya king of Ba-dza-gyo 

 in Magadha. The prince Theid-dhat-ta had also a great friendship 

 for the prince of Ba-dza-gyo, Beem-ba-thd-ya. The latter died eight 

 years before Gautama attained neibban, and his son A-dza-ta-that 

 succeeded. A-dza-ta-that reigned thirty-two years until the year 24 

 of religion [B. C. 519,] when he was succeeded by his son Oo-da-ya~ 

 bad-da. 



A-dza-ta-that formed a friendship with that base man Be-wa-dat, 

 and having murdered his father was condemned to hell ; but after a 

 long term of suffering he was to be permitted to be born as a Pits-tsi- 

 Tca-Budha. He was succeeded by his son Oo-da-ya-bad-da who reigned 

 until the year 40 of religion, when his son A-noo-rood-da conspired 

 and reigned in his stead. 



In the year 72 of religion his descendant Na-ga-da-tha was set aside 

 by the people as one of a parricide race, and a nobleman named 

 Thoo-thoo-na-ga succeeded him. His history is as follows. In the 

 country of We-tha-li* the Leitz-tsha-wee princes assembled and con- 

 sulted thus — " Our country has all the elements of greatness, yet is 

 quiet when exertion is called for. Why are other countries constantly 

 stirred up ?" They decided that the country was quiet because there 

 were no courtezans. They therefore caused the daughter of a wealthy 

 man, one of their own race, to be so appointed. One of the Leitz-tsha- 

 wee princes took her to his own house. She gave birth to a son. The 

 child was put into a jar and thrown outside the city. The j ir was 

 found by some of the citizens, opened, and the child was taken and 

 brought up by a noble. He was named Thoo-thoo-na-ga because the 

 city Naga had uttered a sound like thoo-thoo which led to the dis- 

 covery of the jar. 



At a time when king A-dza-ta-that meditated an attack against 

 We-tha-li, he sent the Brahman Wa-tha-ha-ya to Gautama, who re- 

 plied that the We-tha-li princes observed the law and were destined to 

 long greatness. The king said to the Brahman, « What shall we do ?" 

 The Brahman replied, « Make a show of banishing me from the coun- 

 try ; I will first go and destroy the unanimity of the We-tha-li 

 princes, and you can then march and conquer the country." In three 



pZZ e ? ha ' U aPPearS t0 haVe b6en ° ne 0f the States of the Leitztsha-we 



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