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infinite perfections, and intent upon Nib-ban, the end of all, 
the grandson (descendant) of King Na-chi-shan, son of 
Ta-chi-shan, who completely conquered an army of nine 
hundred thousand Chinese, in the }^ear 848, i. e. 1848 of 
the sacred era, commencing with the Deity’s absorption or 
passing into Nib-b’han ; he (the grandson) having, in the 
year 787 of the vulgar era, extirpated his enemies in 
every quarter. King of Righteousness, named Si-ri-su- 
d’ham-ma-raja, excelling ail others in birth, wisdom, and 
religious zeal, ascended the throne in the Ma-g’ha year 
788, with his queen and concubines; and while enjoying 
sovereignty in the Golden House of Gems, in the midst 
of the royal countries of A-ri-mat-ta-na, (Pugan,) Myen- 
saing, Pen-ya, Sa-gaing, and Ava, and exercising au¬ 
thority over great and small countries, beginning with the 
country of Mram-ma (Burmah), with all the high lands 
and mountains and sloping banks of the four rivers of 
E-ra, Panlaong, Paong-laong, and Kyen-twen, he consi¬ 
dered how he should promote the religious worship of 
the Deity ;—upon which the Nats gave information con¬ 
cerning Wi-thud-da-za-na-ma-nan-ha ra-pa-ri-pun-nya- wa - 
thi-thi-ri-thad- d’ham-ma-lin- ka - ra - thi-ha-n u - ma - ha - l ha- 
in i, in the island of Thin-k’ho (Ceylon), called also Lan-ka 
Di-pa, who was capable of performing, in thought, word, 
and deed, the religion of the Deity, replete with wisdom 
and learning, and so celebrated that the Nats made offer¬ 
ings to him, as they did to Thi-wa-li, the own disciple of 
the Deity; and the King sent the chief priest, Ma-king, 
with a royal letter saying, that he desired to nourish the 
tree of religion with the water of his Lord’s wisdom, and 
to do homage to his feet;—upon which he, (the saint,) 
desirous of promoting religion, crossed the great sea with 
certain relics of the Deity: and when the Men-ta-ra, 
styled Si-ri-su-d’ham-ma-maha-raja, and his consort heard 
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