1838.] Pali Buddhistical Annals. 789 



V. — An examination of the Pali Buddhistical Annals, No. 3, By 

 the Honble George Turnour, Esq. Ceylon Civil Service. 



[Continued from page 701.] 



Concerning the four Buddha of this kappo. 



Extracts from the Atthahathd called the Maduratthawildsini on the 

 BuddhawansOy which is the fourteenth booh in the Khudahanikdyo 

 of the Suttapitako. 



The Buddhdwanso purports to be the narrative of the history of the 

 last twenty-four Buddha who have appeared during the last twelve 

 regenerations of the world ; and, as will be shown by the ensuing 

 quotations, it was delivered by Sakya himself in the first year of his 

 Buddhohood, for the purpose of convincing his royal kinsmen, that the 

 mendicant life he was leading ought not to be regarded by them in the 

 light of a degradation* 



In this instance also, for the reasons explained, I give the preference 

 to the Atthahathd. The following are the names of the twenty-four 

 Buddha exclusive of Sakya, and the age in which each appeared, of 

 whom the text and the commentary treat. 



In the 12th kappo from the present one, four Buddha appeared, the 

 last of whom was Di pankaro, the 1st of the twenty-four alluded to 

 above. 



In the 11th ditto ; 2nd, Kondanno. 



In the 10th ditto ; 3rd, Mangalo ; 4th, Sumano ; 5th Rewato; 

 6th, Sobhito. 



In the 9th ditto ; 7th, Anomadassi ; 8th, Padumo ; 9th, Na'rado. 



In the 8th ditto ; 10th, Padumuttaro. 



In the 7th ditto; 11th, Sumedo ; 12th, Sujato. 



In the 6th ditto ; 13th, Piyadassi ; 14th, Atthadassi ; 15th, 

 Dhammadassi. 



In the 5th ditto ; 16th, Sidattho. 



In the 4th ditto ; 17th, Tisso ; 18th, Phusso. 



In the 3rd ditto; 19th, Wipassi. 



In the last ditto ; 20th, Sikhi ; 21st, Wessabhu. 



In the present ditto; 22nd, Kakosandho ; 23rd, Konagamano ; 

 24th, Kassapo ; Gotamo, Metteyyo, who is yet to appear. 



As however, this article is only designed to advert to events connect- 

 ed with the present creation, I shall commence with the history of the 

 Kakusandho, after giving a few of the introductory observations far- 



