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Translation of the Inscription. 
In the era 551* the Tharawan year, the fifth day of the waning 
moon Tabodwai, (bearing in mind) the offering of pure milk curds,t 
made sincerely from a well disposed regard to Phra (Budha) (his) 
law (and his) ministers, (therefore I in order to provide) milk-curds, 
* The existing era of the Burmese, commences with the vernal equinox of the 
year A. D. 638. All their astronomical knowledge is derived from the Hindus, 
(or Budhists of India) and formerly each year used to be designated in succes- 
sion, by one of the lunar mansions of the Hindu system. Thus in the inscrip- 
tion, the year 551 is called Tharawan, which answers to Sravanah the 22nd lunar 
mansion of the Hindus. The waning moon Tabo-dwai falls in February. The 
inscription was executed in the year 1189 A. 1). 
+ Offering of pure milk. The composition of this inscription is, like all 
ancient, and indeed most modern, Burmese writings, so elliptical, that much of 
the meaning has to be guessed at. In this sentence it is possible that the offer- 
ing of ga-nha, milk and honey, made to Gautama, after six years of fasting and 
mortification by Thoodzata is alluded to, 
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