i>94 Translation of the inscription on a Bell [April, 



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 qooSii ^oo^o^^s^QocogSn oooo^cSu OOOO^cSoOGp 

 uc51cxD^o^o^oSoocpccyDO(?go6a3^c8 L [^^(§ii 



[On comparing the translation with the original text, through the aid 

 of Ratna Paula, we find that the first half of the inscription is left 

 untranslated, either from its obscurity or from its not containing any 

 thing of material import. Nevertheless as the document is incomplete 

 without it we will endeavour to give the sense of this portion. 



" In the course of the Bhattakambha (Bhadrakalpa or golden age) 

 the holy power of (the Buddhas) Kukusanda, Konagamana, and 

 Kasyapa, was manifested ; but their religion expired with them. 

 Afterwards the supreme power of the divine mahavira Gautama 

 appeared in the world. From the date of his nibban (nirvan) 1275 

 years, (A. D. 732) and after that in this 913th* year, (A. D. 1645) 

 a prince is ruling replete with virtue, intelligence, learning and elo- 

 quence, vigour and determination ; of a family all virtuous, redressing 

 his subjects' grievances, and distributing favors : he, desiring the oppor- 

 tunity of doing good, consulted with his chief minister Dasabenya and 

 his four ministers in order to extend friendship, and favor, and charity, 

 and to give employ to his subjects of town and country. DoBENYAf 

 expounded that the anointed sovereign was one and supreme, that his 

 city contained the five forces, Dasabala, Nyanbala, Kdyabala, Tejabala, 

 and Sutabala, which being explained mean, Dasabala the rich, possessed 

 of gold, silver, jewels, &c. ; Nyanbala, the raja himself replete with 

 supremacy, power, command, skill, and majesty ; Kdyabala, those having 

 the eighteen sciences, and the warrior class ; Tejabala, priests and 

 the wise ; and Sutabala (Srutabala), the intelligent inhabitants of 

 town and country. He (the raja) expelled his brother Byano Yo, 

 why ? — because he did not walk in the way of the respectable : why 

 was his brother put out of the throne of Pi? fPromeJ, because 

 he did not honor or favor his nobles and his generals, therefore was he 

 expelled. Dussidat (Tushadatta) commander of the army, with the 



* The passage is obscure and the second date 1913 — We suppose the 1 to be 

 aa accidental stroke the sense becomes as above. t Dasabenya ? 



