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quickly arrived and received them. On that day there was a terrible 

 earthquake, and Mem waved to and fro like a tree before the storm. 

 Indra attended the ceremony of division, and the Rakshas hurried to 

 the scene in the hopes of being able to destroy the relics, and the 

 Chaittya also. These Rakshas were preceded by a furious tempest - y 

 but Utt'hakhut perceived their advance, and having invoked the aid of 

 Buddha, he wrapped the vase which he held under his arm, in a sheet, 

 and threw it at their chief. The vase became a dog, which instantly 

 clung to the Raksha's neck, and then dying produced so intolerable a 

 stench that he fled howling through the world, calling aloud for help. 

 But no one would assist such an evil-disposed race. However, the 

 Devattas advised him to ask Utt'hakhut to take compassion upon him. 

 The Raksha took this advice, and having been relieved from his misery, 

 he became contrite." 



The narrative here breaks off, and another, which apparently ought 

 to have been first in order, commences. 



" There was a king of the country of Thonthaburi, named Singharaa 

 (Singha Raja) who had within his dominions a famous Chaittya, in which 

 there had been deposited a tooth of Buddha." 



This country is evidently Dantapura, and the king is Singha^ or 

 Sinha Raja, son of Wango.* 



" It happened that a king of Chattubadi coveted this precious relic. 

 He therefore despatched a large army against that country. But Singha 

 Raja refused to give up the relic, which, besides its inestimable value, had, 

 he urged, been long in possession of his family. He therefore signified 

 to the Maha Raja that he would march out next day and give him 

 battle, adding that His Majesty had no right to demand the relic. Next 

 morning accordingly at dawn, Singha Raja mounted his huge war ele- 

 phant, clothed in dazzling armour of proof, he shone like a star 

 conspicuous at the head of his troops he advanced on the Maha Rajah's 

 force, and he soon singled out the latter from his bright mail, and ad- 

 dressing him, inquired why he had invaded the country to obtain a relic, 

 when he might have had a share had he gone to Kosinarake when the 

 relics were being divided?" 



This appears to be a sort of anachronism, because if this was the 

 tooth relic now preserved in Ceylon, it was conveyed there in A. D, 

 * Described in the late Ilon'ble Mr, Tumour's Mahawanso. 



