No. 34.— 1887.] 



rOLONNAKUWA. 



71 



(Translation.) 



This is the Nissanka Hall of Almsgiving, in which His 

 Illustrious Majesty Nissanka Malla Kalinga Parakrama Bahu 

 Chakkrawarti sat when he gave bounties to foreigners who 

 came from several countries in Dambadiwa and to the 

 inhabitants of his own country. 



(Notes.) 



This large building — the Nissanka Dana Winoda Man- 

 dapaya — was found by my exploring party early in March. 

 Every one of the very large pillars which supported the 

 roof is broken, but we were fortunate enough to find, in the 

 jungle close by, the upper fragment of one of them, which 

 bears this inscription, and thus identifies the building. If 

 this is the only pillar which was inscribed — and it is hardly 

 likely that they were all inscribed — the find was peculiarly 

 lucky. This building is referred to in the " Galpota " inscrip- 

 tion in these terms : " In order to witness in person the 

 rejoicings of the mendicants who received presents, he built 

 another almshouse which he called the Nissanka Dana Man- 

 dapa"* 



10. — Inscription on two fragments of slabs. 

 (Notes.) 



These pieces are too fragmentary to be of any use. One 

 piece is let in (apparently at a later date) to the floor of the 

 outer shrine of the Vishnu Dew die ; the other is loose. 



11. — Inscription on large upright stone slab between the 

 Heta Ddge and the Rankot Ddgaba. 



(Text.) 



(First eight lines illegible.) 



Kalinga Chakrawarttin wahansege wanseyehi upan 



Sinha Bahu rajayan wahanseta jreysta putrawu Kalingayen 



* Muller, op. cit, p. 131. 



