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Half 



Measures. 



The four Basnayaka J^ilames, the lay officers in charge of the 

 Nata, Maha, Patting and Kataragatna Dewala ... 32 



The four Kapuralla, the lay officiating officers of the same ... 4 



The Tamborukaraya, the officer who beats the drum (tambdruwa) 

 on all Poya days, on Wednesdays, and on the four festival days, 

 (the Awurudu, Perahera, Katti, and Alutsal) ... 1 



The Gurudeniya Vidane, the officer who supervises the cultiva- 

 tion of the Maiigawa muttettu fields (i. e. the fields that are 

 cultivated for the benefit of the temple only), the gathering of 

 the crop and the storing in the granary (atuwa) ... 6 



The Gurudeniya Lekama, the officer who keeps the account of 

 the annual yield of the temple fields and of the new rice 

 distributed ... ... ... 6 



The Gurudeniya Gammahe, an assistant to the Vidane ... 5 



The Gurudeniya Manarala, the officer who measures the crop of 

 every temple field when it is gathered, and the receipts and 

 issues of the granary. He also measures the new rice ... 5 



The Gurudeniya Kapurala, the lay officiating officer of the 

 Gurudeniya Dewale ... ... 2 



The six JNilakarayo of Gurudeniya, the villagers who cultivate 

 the temple fields and who prepare the new rice ... 24 



The tom-tom beaters of Gurudeniya ... ... 12 



The Astrologer of the Tooth temple ... ... 5 



The Kariyakaranarala, the officer in charge of the minor pro- 

 perty of the Tooth Temple, who has the general supervision 

 of the temple affairs ... ... ... 5 



The Geparala, the officer who carries the silver water vessel used 

 for officiating purposes, who cleans and lights the lamps of the 

 upper story of the Tooth Temple, who has to take care of and 

 account for all the offerings delivered to him by the Wattoru- 

 rala (see below) ... ... ... 5 



The Three Mohottalla. They are the Udamale (of the upper 

 story), the Gabadawe (of the store) and the Walawuwe (of the 

 Diwa INilame's house. The first has to keep an account of all 



