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enemies. He, with intention first to make offerings to the tooth- 

 relic (of Buddha), and then to go to the Dravidian war, brought 

 the relic in great state from the rock Billa to his capital Jambud 

 droni. 



"J he Protector of the Earth, with the desire reverently to 

 worship the relic at ail times wlien he might wish to do so 

 during the three portions of the day, caused a beautiful tooth-relic 

 house (mandiraya) to be erected in close proximity, to his own 

 palace. In the middle of the house an elegant throne was placed, 

 and covered with a very costly cloth. He made a shrine studded 

 with gems for the relic, which was afterwards placed in a more 

 beautifully ornamented shrine studded with finer gems. 



(vi.) — Mahdwansa, chap. 85, vv. 59-62. 



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Translation. 



That king (Pandita Parakrama Balm) having got his heir- 

 apparent to cause* the erection in his own name of a pirivena 

 (monastery), called Buwanekabdhu, on the site of the Beligal 

 vihara, which is embellished with prdsdda (inner temples), 

 mandapa (open buildings with pulpits), &c, made great 

 offerings to the three gems (Buddha, his doctrine, and his 

 priests) during seven days, as he had done at Sriwardhanapura, 

 as before related. 



(vii . ) — Pujdwaliya. 

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