king thus concludes: 'As for me, I desire to attain
bed/risambhara. If this btdtiis-unbhara, is refused to
me, I want to be born in my future incarnations, in a
state of wisdom and perfection, free from all maladies.
All the merit I hare acquired, I give in part to my
guru-upajjhlLyai to my parents, to my brother, to the
princes and to all beings so that they may enjoy the
consequences of meritorious acts, which I have gained
in the devotion to the cult of Buddha/1
This inscription also testifies to the popularity of
Buddhism in Siam. Like other Bodhisattvas> this
king wants to see the happiness of all beings, and him-
self desires to attain to bodhisambhava.
VI—NAG AR A IN DA
(A. D. 1397-1417)
The maternal uncle of the last king, Nagarainda
by name, was the chief of the city of Suvanqabhumi
(»S?/flrt£n.z/Hr* = Muang Suphan). After the death
of Ramaraja, he usurped the royal throne and reigned
for twenty years. He is said to have done many good
works.
VII—PARAMARAJADHIRAJA
(A. D. 1417—1437;
After the death of the king Nagarainda, his th;rd
son Chao Sam came to the throne with the title of
ParamarajQdhiraja and reigned for twenty years,
1. Le Siam Ancien, I, p. 214.