276 JOURNAL OF AN EMBASSY 
Wethali, which is the petty state of Jaintya, bor¬ 
dering on the Bengal district of Sylhet. This 
personage, alleged to have been descended from 
Gautama, in the female line, established the seat 
of his government in his own native country. 
His son, Kala-sau-ka, in the tenth year of his 
reign, and a hundred after the death of Gautama, 
assembled all the learned men of his country, and 
made them repeat whatever they knew of the 
doctrines of the Budd’ha; for there yet existed 
no 44 scripture.’’ This assembly is known to the 
Burmese by the name of the 44 Second Council 
the first having taken place three months after the 
death of Guatama. From this time, to the year 
of 289 before Christ, a period of eighty-three 
years, twelve princes are described as having 
reigned in Wethali; the last of whom, Sri-d’hama- 
sauka (Sri-d’harma-sauka), is a personage of some 
repute. He is described in Burmese story as 
having received 44 the sacred affusion,” (Abhis6sa, 
the Hindu coronation, equivalent to our anoint¬ 
ment,) and being a prince of great piety. He de¬ 
stroyed his father’s family; extended his domi¬ 
nions far and near; cleared the doctrines of re¬ 
ligion from all difficulty; built 84,000 tem¬ 
ples, 84,000 monasteries, and maintained 60,000 
priests.” It was the son of this pious reformer 
who permanently fixed the seat of Government 
at Prome, as will be presently mentioned. 
