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WA>. I will also erect a thupo over the remains of Bhagawa', and celebrate 

 a festival. 



The Lichchhawi of Wesdli> as being also of the kattiyo race : the 

 Sakya dynasty of Kapilawatthupura, as the relations of Buddho ; 

 the Balayo of Allakappd, as of the kattiyo tribe ; the kattiya dynasty 

 of Rdmagdmo, as of the kattiyo tribe ; the brahmans of Wc'tthadipo, 

 as being of the brahman tribe ; the Mallians of Pdwd, as being of the 

 kattiyo tribe ; — all lay claim to a portion of the relics of Bhagawa' in 

 precisely the same terms as the message sent by Aja'tasattu. 



On being thus addressed, the Maflians of Kusindrd thus replied to the assembly 

 of emissaries : Bhacav/a' died within our territory : we will not give you any 

 portion of his corporeal relics. On this answer being delivered*, the brahman 

 Dono thus spoke to the assembly of emissaries : Beloved, listen to this one obser- 

 vation 1 am about to address to you : Our Buddho was of a most pacific character : 

 it is improper to raise a contest at the moment of the coiporeal dissolution of so 

 excellent a being. Beloved, let all of us, willingly, cordially and unanimously, 

 divide the relics into eight portions : many nations are converted unto the Ey e 

 (Buddho) — let thupd therefore be extensively built in different regions. They an- 

 swered : Well, brahman, do then thyself carefully divide the relics of Bhagawa' 

 into eight equal portions. Replying ; be it so, beloved ; — the brahman Dono accord- 

 ing to the request of that assembly, carefully dividing the relics of Bhagawa' into 

 eight equal portions, thus addressed that concourse of emissaries : My friends, give 

 me this kumbhdn, (the vessel with which the relics were measured,) and I will erect 

 a thiipo to that kumbh&nf : and they gave that kumbhdn to the brahman Dono, 



The Mdrians of Pipphaliwano heard that Bhagawa' had died at Kusin&rd ; and 

 thereupon the Mdrians of Pipphaliwano sent an embassy to the Mallians of Kusindrd 

 saying : Bhagawa' was a kattiyo ; we are kattiya, and are also worthy of a portion 

 of the corporeal relics of Bhagawa' : we will erect a thupo over the relics of Bha- 

 gawa', and celebrate a festival. They answered : there is no portion of the relics 

 of Bhagawa' left : the relics of Bhagawa' have been divided: take from hence the 

 charcoal of the funeral pile ; and they accordingly did take away charcoal. 



The Mdgadha monarch Aja'tasattu, the Widehian, built a thupo at Rdjagahan 

 over the relics of Bhagawa', and celebrated a festival. The WSsdlian Lichchhawi 

 built a thupo at Wtsdli over the relics of Bhagawa', and celebrated a festival. The 

 Sakyans resident at Kapilawatthu erected a thupo at Kapilawatthu over the relics of 

 Bhagawa' and celebrated a festival. The A'llakappa Balayans built a thupo at 

 Allakappo over the relics of Bhagawa', and celebrated a festival. The Rdmaga- 

 mian Kdsaliyans built a thupo at Rdmagdmo over the corporeal relics of Bhagawa', 

 and celebrated a festival. The Wetthadipian brahmans built a thiipo at Wetthadipo 

 over the corporeal relics of Bhagawa', and celebrated a festival. The Pdweyan 

 Mallians built a thupo at Pdiob over the relics of Bhagawa', and celebrated a festi- 

 val. The Kusindrian Mallians built a thupo at Kusindrd over the corporeal relics of 



* The uninjured bones were the following ; the four canine teeth — the two collar 

 bones— the frontal bone, with a long hair growing on it, which gave to that relic 

 the appellation of the renhisa or hair relic. The rest of the bones were partially 

 injured by the fire. The smallest atoms were reduced to the size of mustard seed ; 

 the middling atoms were of the size of half a grain of rice ; and the larger atoms were 

 of the size of half a grain of mugga seed. 



t A measure containing 4 alhakdn. 



