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journal r. a, s. (ceylon). [Vol. YIL, Pt. III. 



Notes. 



I. The religious act referred to, is the building of the Vihara and endowing 

 it with a view to its maintenance. This act is said to be sadfisaft 

 "common to all," i.e., an act in which all are interested. 

 2 Literally : " with joy and kindness produced towards me." 



Sinistra. The last two lines of the sUlia p. 194 (omitted by an oversight) 

 are inserted here : — 



Sadgrdmdn rividhdn praddya sajandndrdma rcipyasrayan 

 Sangh ddliinatay a ehirdya tanute sthdtup, sildsdsauan. 

 -ir. One ydla is 1280 Imrmiis = 32 amunas 



5. Dolosdabasrata is Kandabada Pattu, Wellabada Pattu and the Tangalla 



District of Giruwa Pattu. 

 (>. One ydla of oxen is 20 head. 



7. Ndtlia Maitri is the God Natha who is to become Maitri Buddha. 



8. One neliya is equal to l-32nd of a bushel. 



9. One pata is ^th of a neliya. 



10. One maasa of gold is equal to about 32-100th of a rupee. 



11. One palama is ^th of a pound in weight, 



12. One grant Jia is a stanza of the Anushthup metre consisting of 32 syllables. 



13. The eight priestly requisites are the water-strainer, the alms-bowl, the 



three robes, the girdle, a razor, and a needle. 



14. Magul pirita, a protectionary formula recited on festive occasions, 



15. The four priestly requisites are clothing, food, bedding and medicines. 



16. The word in the original is atpdmelteJiirima, which literally means ' doing 



service with hands and feet.' 



17. PdrdjiJid is a term applied to the most heinous offences committed by a 



Buddhist priest, of which there are four, viz., sexual intercourse, theft, 

 taking away life, and pretending to be an Arhat or possess super- 

 natural powers. 



18. The original reads prdnapa which I think is a mistake of the copyist 



for pranava which means / a small tabor' or ' drum.' 



19. The word payi which is generally applied to a ' purse' is here rendered 



upayi ' head-dress ' as the context seems to require it. 



20. This might also be rendered ' the bliss of release in heaven.' 



'21, The word daksMnodaka compounded of daJtshind, 'gift ' ; and udaJta, 'water.' 



is a term applied to the ratification of o gift by pouring water on the 



