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life. On hearing of the many irreligious acts of those who 

 professed the (Buddhist) religion, he made it known to the 

 chapter of priests in the two monasteries, at the head of 

 which was the High Priest Wanaratana, who resided at 

 Amaragiri, and, with royal patronage, he (the minister) 

 effected a reformation in the religion. 



(3) Dew amy e: " of the two habitations," a term applied to 

 designate priests who live in the villages and those who 

 live in forests secluded from human society. 



(4) The ancient division of Sinduruwana is now divided 

 into two parts, which form the modern divisions of Udu- 

 nuwara and Yatinuwara. To the latter a small district, 

 including lands on the other side of the Mahaweli-ganga, 

 was added when the capital was built. 



(5) Read sahasrayakin for sahasayakin. 



(6) Omit kin after sampurnawa. 



(7) Atavisibodhi, the twenty-eight sacred trees at which 

 the twenty-eight Buddhas attained Buddhahood. 



(8) Siivisi-vivarana, a term applied to denote the 

 assurances Gotama had of. his becoming a Buddha — 

 assurances made by the 24 Buddhas who preceded him. 



(9) Read panas-saya for panas-seta. 



(10) Dhdturupayak. Here riipayak is pleonastic, as also 

 ru {i.e. riipoC) in wahal-ru and sarak-ru below. 



(11) Suydma, a clerical error for Ydrna, one of the six 

 divine worlds. 



(12) Santusita, name of the fourth divine world, com- 

 monly called Tusitabhawana. 



(13) Kihireli, = Khadiradehali, an epithet of Vishnu. 



(14) Upulvan, = Utpalavarna, an epithet of Vishnu. 



(15) Sumana, the tutelary deity of Adam's Peak. 



(16) Vibhishana, the younger brother of Ravana and 

 friend of Rama. 



(17) Ganapati, more commonly called Ganesa, son of Siva 

 and Parvati, the deity of wisdom and remover of obstacles. 



(18) Skanda, fthe Hindu god of war, more commonly 

 known in Ceylon as " Kataragama Deviyo." 



