No. 34.— 1887.] SINHALESE INSCRIPTIONS. 



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III— Devanagala Inscription.* 

 Devanagala is a village in the Medapattu of the Galboda 

 Korale, Kegalla District. The inscription on the rock records 

 two grants made for the maintenance of the Devanagala 

 Vihare — one by Ratanalankara Terunnanse, who founded it 

 in 1567 A.D., and the other by Vimala Dharma Suryya, who 

 reigned at Kandy between 1685 and 1707 A.D. 



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(Transliteration.) 

 Sri Buddhawarshayen dedas eka siya dasawannehi 

 Dharmayata divi puda budubawa pata amisa pratipatti piija 

 kota inna Ratanalankara Terasamin visin Devanagala uda 

 tun bo(l) pihituwa viharayak karawa e viharayata Kekulan- 

 owita ela amunu bandawa bijuwata demunaka wapasariya 



See "Ceylon Friend," 1873. 



