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children, &c. ; (and) the two monasteries caused to be 

 made with a view to the accommodation of the great body 

 of the priests of the two orders, inclusive of aged priests who 

 have but little desire (for the world) ; the flower garden and 

 the orchard ; — the following grant was made : — 



One yala of paddy sowing extent from Kiriwamula belong- 

 ing to the said Sinduruwananuwara, six yalas of sowing 

 extent from Alut Badalagoda which We, the Mudaliyars, 

 and other people conjointly caused to become fertile by 

 making a fresh, strong dam ; five yalas of sowing extent from 

 Parana Badalagoda, twelve yalas (inclusive of the above) and 

 places together with the trees, shrubs, and meadows 

 belonging thereto ; one yala of sowing extent from Gonwa- 

 nika in Hiddamulla, which Senalankadhikara offered out of 

 his hereditary possession ; one yala of sowing extent from 

 Yakalla in Parana Badalagoda, which was offered by the 

 minister who managed affairs at the royal court ; one yala of 

 sowing extent from Kasambiliyagoda, which was offered 

 by Satruvan Patiraja ; twelve amunu of sowing extent lying 

 between the upper side of the field Hinpenkandura in 

 Deltota and the limit of Saputale, offered by Patiraja ; 



one from Santana ; one yala of sowing extent from 



Godawela offered by all the small and great, conjointly, in 

 the two-fold Sinduruwananuwara, after having thrown up 

 embankments, uprooted the stumps, and prepared it (for 

 cultivation) — all amounting to seventeen yalas and twelve 

 amunu in all the aforesaid places, according to the old 

 boundaries; the places including the trees, shrubs, and 

 meadows appertaining thereto; the furniture, including gold, 

 silver, bell-metal, and copper vessels offered by Senalankadhi- 

 kara of his own property ; 200 male and female servants, 

 amongst whom some are his own ancestral servants and 

 others purchased by him ; 400 black cattle and buffaloes ; — 

 in order that continually rice, flowers, lamps, and religious 

 festivities may be continued for the sake of the gods and 

 Buddhas— finishing the work left incomplete and repairing 

 the work already done in the temple and monastery. 



