THE GREAT CHRONICLE OF BUDDHAS
1678
and reigned. He and his descendants in that city were twenty-two.
[Another extract comes here from the same
La~kÈ
combining the paragraphs (g) to (k)
and making one hundred and seventeen kings in all.]
(l) The last of these one hundred and seventeen kings was named Brahma Deva. His son
also reigned in Ekacakkhu. He and his descendants in that city were fifteen.
(m) The last of these fifteen kings was named Baladatta. His son founded KosambÊ and
reigned. He and his descendants in that city were fourteen.
(n) The last of these fourteen kings was named Hatthi-Deva. His son founded
Kannagocchi and reigned. He and his descendants in that city were nine.
(o) The last of these nine kings was named Nara-Deva. His son founded Rocana and
reigned. He and his descendants in that city were seven.
(p) The last of these seven kings was named Mahinda. His son founded CampÈ and
reigned. He and his descendants in that city were twelve.
[Another extract is taken from the
La~kÈ
combining the above five paragraphs and giving
the total number of kings which is fifty-seven.]
(q) The last of these fifty-seven kings mentioned in the above five paragraphs was
named NÈga-deva. His son founded MithilÈ and reigned. He and his descendants in
that city were twenty-five.
(r) The last of these twenty-five kings was named Samuddadatta. His son reigned back in
RÈjagaha. He and his descendants in that city were twenty-five.
(s) The last of these twenty-five kings was named Tidha~kara. His son founded
Takkasila and reigned; he and his descendants in that city were twelve.
(t) The last of these twelve kings was named TÈlissara. His son founded KusinÈra and
reigned. He and his descendants in that city were also twelve.
(u) The last of these twelve kings was named Purinda. His son founded TÈmalitthiya and
reigned. He and his descendants in that city were twelve.
[Another extract from the same
La~kÈ
counting up the kings in the above five paragraphs
and gives eighty-three as the total number of kings thereof.]
(v) Of these eighty-three kings in the above five paragraphs, the last was named SÈgara-
Deva. His son was MÈgha-Deva (Magghadeva). He and his descendants reigned in
MithilÈ until their number became eighty-four thousand.
(w) The last of these eighty-four thousand kings was named Nimi, the Bodhisatta. His son
was named KaÄÈrajanaka, whose son was named Sama~kara, whose son was named
Asoca (or Asoka). Their descendants totalling 84,003 again founded BÈrÈÓasÊ and
reigned there.
(x) The last of these 84,003 kings was named SÊhappati.
(1) King SÊhappati's son was King Vijitasena,
(2) Vijitasena's son was King Dhammasena,
(3) Dhammasena's son was King NÈgasena,
(4) NÈgasena’ s son was King Samiddha,
(5) Samiddha's son was King Disampati,
(6) Disampati's son was King ReÓu,
(7) ReÓu's son was King Kusa,
(8) Kusa's son was King MahÈkusa,
(9) MahÈkusa's son was King NavaraÔÔha,
(10) NavaraÔÔha's son was King DasaraÔÔha,
(11) DasaraÔÔha's son was King RÈma,