862 Account of the Tooth relic of Ceylon. [Oct, 



coal, consume at once this piece of human hone, which this fellow worships, 

 forsaking the gods worthy of adoration.' The delighted Niyhantd then formed 

 in the palace yard itself a deep and broad charcoal furnace, calculated to retain 

 heat, by suppressing the rising flame. These Titthiyd, blinded by ignorance, then 

 cast into this charcoal furnace, blazing and flaming all round like the appalling 

 Rarawo hell, the tooth relic By its (the relic's) miraculous power, an 

 enchanting flower, emerging from the flames, in the form of a lotus, but of the 

 size of a chariot wheel, adorned with erect petals and capillary pistils, rose aloft. 

 Instantly, the tooth relic of the vanquisher (Buddho) alighting on the top of 

 that flower, manifested itself by shedding its light all around, like unto the daz- 

 zling white jessamine. The multitude, witnessing this miracle, delighted, and 

 making offerings of gold and other treasures, to the tooth relic of the van- 

 quisher, each abjured his former creed. 



" Pa'ndu raja, unwilling to renounce the faith he had long professed, causing 

 the tooth relic to be placed on an anvil (commanded) that it be crushed with 

 a hammer. It (the relic however) sank into (became imbedded in) the anvil, 

 and manifesting only the half of itself, shed its light all around, like unto the 

 rays of the sun while rising behind the mountain of the morn. 



"The supreme monarch, on witnessing this miraculous power of the tooth 

 relic of the vanquisher, became bewildered with astonishment. Thereupon, a 

 certain Nighantd, impelled solely by envy, made this remark to the raja : ' D^wol 

 the Awatdrd of Wishno in the character of Ra'ma' and other forms has already 

 taken place : if this human bone be not a part of his body, whence these miracu- 

 lous powers ? Most assuredly this is a portion of the body of that deity who 

 was incarnated in the human form and who, after death, passed to heaven and it 

 was bequeathed (by him) for the spiritual welfare (of the world). This fact is 

 undeniable !' The raja thus replied to this prating Nighanto. * Rendering 

 then, all adoration to the merits of that Ndrdyano (Wishno) gifted with 

 supernatural powers and extracting, while I am looking on this (relic) which 

 is imbedded in this anvil ; and making the countenances of the multitudes who 

 are spectators joyous as gay flowers, derive from it all the advantages ye can 

 desire.' The Titthiyd imposters, chaunting forth the praises, in every possible 

 form, of Wishno, sprinkled it (the relic) with their (holy) water. The relic 

 however did not move from the position in which it was fixed. 



" Thereupon the protector of the land (Pa'ndu) reviling the Nighanid, and 

 seeking to discover a means of extracting the relic from the anvil, proclaimed 

 by beat of drums through his capital : ' Whoever can extract this instant, the 

 tooth relic, which is imbedded here in this anvil, obtaining from the raja a 

 great reward, he will ensure his own happiness.' Therefore a certain Setthi 

 named Subaddho, a benevolent character, a believer in the power of Buddho, 

 and a wise man, resident in that city, hearing this great beating of drums, re- 

 paired to the court of the raja. This individual, though agitated with fear, 

 bowing down to the supreme monarch, explained in the presence of the officers 

 in the court, in persuasive language, the merits and miracles of the omnisci- 

 ent (Buddho)." 



Subaddho then proceeds to relate the acts of Buddho in his former incarna- 

 tions. His resignation, in the form of the Chadanta elephant, o»f his tusks to the 



