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JOUBNAL B* A. S. (CEYLON), [VoL VII., Pt* III. 



intellect, and was illumined with the rays of royal favour — 

 (this personage) together with his mother Sumedhadevi and 

 his nephew who held the offices of Adikarama of Latfika and 

 Principal of the Kotadanaw temple, having learned from many 

 pandits who were conversant with Buddhist literature and had 

 offices conferred on them, what kind of offerings had been 

 made to the venerable Ruwanmeli (Dagaba) by Dutugemunu 

 and many other princes, were transported with joy, and having 

 resolved to make a grand offering superior to the offerings of 

 others, enoasfid (tU M™hn\ W^^n~~^ + ° °™ 1 - 1 ° 



Reading " Banddrapotu (1), piriwatu (2), Bimvijayandwan (3) hd 

 mekuge ambu Sumedhddevin hdmehunge ben, the translation would 



run thus : — 



<< Bimvijayanawan the younger brother of Bandarapoki (who &c 



) a nd his wife Sumedhadevi and their son-in-law, who.. &e. 



1. — Banddrapotu is perhaps the minister Bhandarapustaki, mentioned 

 in Mahawanso, Part 2, Chap. 72, St. 215. 



2. —Pirivatu = paruvetri (Sanskrit) " a younger brother married 

 before his elder."— Wilson. 



8.— Bimvijayanawan = Jagat (bhumi, Mm) vijayanaka. Vide Maha- 

 wanso, Part 2, Chap. 77, St. 4. 



auspicious marKS on tnem who took care of the terrace, 



florists, perfumers, Moreover having heard the Thupawansa 



(the history of the ddgabas) while yet on the terrace of the 

 Ruwanmeli Dagaba, they made suitable offerings to the clever 

 preachers of Dharma, and honored the Thuparama and the 

 illustrious and venerable Bo tree with many lamps lit with 

 camphor, flags, &c. To the residents of the seven monastic 

 establishments, amongst whom the priests were the foremost, 



