Indian Antiquary Vol 22

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[FEBRUARY, 1893.
Religion in splendour in Pagama, also passed away acoording to his deeds in the year 607, Sakkaraj.16
Bevorse face of the first Stone.
May the Religion of the Conqueror shine forth in splendour ! A sámanéra, called Sariputte, who was a native of Padippajeyya village, 17 in the province of Dala, went to Pugams and received the upasampada ordination at the hands of Anandathéra. He studied both the Dhamma and the Vinaya together with their commentaries. Being thus well-versed in the Dhamma and the Vinaya, the fame of the learning, wisdom, and ability of the priest, Såripatta, spread abroad. The King of Pagama heard about his fame, and reflecting :-"If the priest, Såripatta, is learned, well-informod, a seeker of knowledge, wise, and able, and, if the members of his body are perfect, I shall do him honour by 'appointing him to be my Preceptor," sent messengers to institute enquiries. The messengers sent by the King, accordingly proceeded to enquire whether the members of the body of the priest, Sariputta, were perfect. In the course of their enquiry, they found that one of the big toes of the priest was too short, and reported the result of their investigation to the King. The King thinking inwardly : “ The priest is not perfect in all the members of his body," presented him with great many offerings, conferred on him the title of Dhammavilasethera, and dismissed him with the injunction : "Do you maintain the Religion in splendour in Kamaññadêsa."
DhammavilAsathdra proceeded to Ramantiadesa, and taught the Dhamma and the Vinaya to a great many priests in Dalanagara 28 The people of Ramaññadêsa called, at the time, the fraternity of those priests at Dalanagara, the Sthalapakkhabhikkhusangha, and designated as the AriyArahantapakkhabhikkhusangha, the fraternity of priests who were already in the country and were the spiritual successors of Sonamahathêra and Uttaramahathêra.
There was a learned mahath@ra, belonging to the Ariyarahantapalkhabhikkhusangha, who lived in a monastery situated near the mouth of a river, in the Lakkhiyapura, province, 1° called the Bakass, because of its teeming with fish, which served as food for paddy-birds. Near the monastery, was a market, and not far from the latter was a settlement where a great number of Kamboja prisoners of war were located. On account of this fact, the market was called tbe Kambojao Market, and the monastery was called the Kambojấpanavihara, because of its vicinity to the Kam bôja Market. The maháthéra, living in the monastery was, in like manner, called the Pathams-Kambójá paqavihârathêra. Subsequently, the designation Pathams-Kamboja paņsvihArathers was changed to KambojapapamahAthers.
A pious nobleman, called Sîrijayavaddhana, who was living at Dalapura, built a monastery near a great lake, and invited the Kambôjâpanamahâthêrs to occupy it. At that period, because this Kambðjâpapamahathêra was the oldest and most celebrated member of the Ariyarahantasaoghapakkha, in Dalanagara, the whole of that fraternity was designated the KambojapapamahAthéraranghapakkha.
In after times, the designation Kambôjâpañamahathêrasanghapakkha fell into diouse, and the fraternity was called the Kambojapanasanghapakkha. However, the latter term Kambôjâpaņasanghapakkha itself fell into, disuse, and the fraternity came to be known as the Kambojasanghapakkhs.
Because the Ariyarahantasanghapakkhs, in Dalanagara, was onlled the Kamboja sanghapakkha, the same designation W88, thenceforward, applied to that fraternity in the whole of Ramannadons.
1..., in 1845 A.D. 11 Near Rangoon. 19 Lekke'nik near Twente in the Hanthawaddy District.
The modern Dall, about 15 miles 8. E. of Rangoon.
* 1..., the Shkn Market.