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of one day," the Sdgara (' Sea') of Parakrama,'^ and the waterfall of 

 Kotthabaddha. 



In many places, the chief of men, built minor tanks in number, one 

 thousand four hundred and seventy-one. The Ruler of the land constructed 

 conduits, and channels of stone, in no less than 300 tanks which had been 

 in ruins. 



The King also repaired many ancient tanks, such as the great tank of 



Maniliira (Minnery,) the tank of Mahdddragalla, the tank of Suivanna- 

 tissa, Duratissa, and those named Kdla-wdpi (Kaldweiva,) and Brdhmana- 

 gama. The tanks called Ndliheratthamba, and Rehera, likewise the tanks 

 of Giritalia, and KumbMla Sobbha. The tanks of Kana-wdpi, Pddi and 

 Katigama, the tank of Pattapdsdna, the tank of Mahanna, the tank of 

 MahandmamattaJca, the tank of Waddhana, and the tank of Mahadanta, 

 the tank of Kanagama, and the tanks of Wira, and Walahassa, and 

 that called Sitramdna, the tanks of Pdsdnagama, Kdlawalli, and Kdhalli, 

 and those named Angagama, Hillapattakkanda, and Madagu. These 

 tanks which had been in ruins, did the King restore to their former 

 condition, as well as others of less note, in number 467. 



In about one thousand three hundred and ninety-five tanks, did the 

 king, who was a proficient in matters of State, effect repairs and improve- 

 ments. 



[For the remainder, of this Chapter, see Ceylon Almanac, 1834.] 



* This is either a clerical mistake, or there were more than one " Sea 

 of Parakrama." While on this subject, I may here notice a very curious 

 passage in the Raja Ratnakara, which speaks of the construction by 

 Parakrama Baku, of three great tanks known by the names '• Maha Samu- 

 draya," " Bana Samudraya," and " Mati" or " Mani Sagara." 



This passage is translated by Upham as follows : — " The said king of 

 Ceylon also rendered his fame great by causing to be made in Ceylon 

 three great lakes, the first of which was called Maha Samudra (i, e. allied 

 to the sea,) and the third was called Meda Sagaraya (i. e. the middling 

 sea.)" 



It is however, right to add, that this passage is not fouud in the Sad- 

 dharma Ratnakara, from which the author of Raja Ratnakara, has copied, 

 almost verbatim, the events of this reign. Nor indeed is such a passage 

 found in any other work on Ceylon, which I have seen. 



