▁finally ▁translated ▁into ▁English ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁by ▁N . A . ▁Jay aw ick rama . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁English ▁version ▁today ▁is ▁a ▁" comp end ium ▁of ▁knowledge ▁of ▁several ▁different ▁ages ▁and ▁places , ▁rather ▁than ▁of ▁a ▁singular ▁time ▁and ▁place ." ▁ ▁The ▁chron icle ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁Bur ma ▁sch ol ars . ▁In ▁its ▁" sec ular ▁section " ▁about ▁early ▁k ings , ▁the ▁chron icle ▁ext ols ▁most ▁about ▁the ▁con quest s ▁of ▁King ▁An aw ra ht a ▁of ▁P agan ▁D ynast y . ▁The ▁author ▁cred its ▁An aw ra ht a ' s ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁Buddh ist ▁king ▁into ▁bringing ▁Ther av ada ▁Buddh ism ▁to ▁present - day ▁northern ▁Th ailand . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁historical ▁text ▁of ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁to ▁mention ▁An aw ra ht a ' s ▁con quest ▁of ▁a ▁kingdom ▁held ▁by ▁one ▁Man oh ara , ▁which ▁British ▁colonial ▁period ▁histor ians ▁translated ▁to ▁King ▁Man u ha ▁of ▁That on ▁Kingdom . ▁However , ▁Michael ▁A ung - Th win ▁points ▁out ▁the ▁author ▁merely ▁mentions ▁" here ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁Ram mann a ▁Country ", ▁which ▁was ▁more ▁likely ▁Har ip un j aya , ▁the ▁Mon ▁kingdom ▁that ▁existed ▁before ▁Lan ▁Na . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁ ▁Category : B ud dh ist ▁literature ▁Category : B ud dh ism ▁in ▁Th ailand ▁Category : B