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JUORNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). 



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aswadda piijakalabawat dena me Laka raja pemini Vimala 

 D liar ma Siirya maha rajjuruwan visinut Ruwandeniyeyi(2) 

 yana gama bijuwata nawa amunaka wapasariyat ita etuluwu 

 godat noyek gahakolat etuluwa dana lakshanayen salakshana- 

 kota sannaspatrayak liyawa ema Dewanagala uda kerawii 

 viharayata piijakala sedi(3) dena me kiyana pinkamata 

 raja yuvaraja emati mudaliwarun adi noyek aya visin me 

 kiyana pinkamwalata awulak uddharanayak nokota nokarawa 

 me pinkam anumodanwa divya manushya sampat anubhawa- 

 kota tama tama kemati paridden nivan dakinta sitanawa 

 honde. Ese nosita noyek me viharayata dipu pidavillata 

 awulak uddharanayak kala ki karawii ayek et nam ata maha 

 narakaya adi satara apaye dukata peminennahu nam weti. 

 Me kiyana pinkama derata senawama daniti. Epanatata dena 

 me pinkamwalata sahayawa nivan dakinta sitanawa yahapati. 



(Translation.) 



In the year 2110 of the illustrious Buddhist era, Eatana- 

 lankara Terunnanse, who devoted his life to religion and 

 offered material and religious gifts in the hope of attaining 

 Buddhahood, established the Three Bodhis(l) on the top 

 of Devanagala, founded a vihare, asweddumised two amunas' 

 sowing extent of Kekulan owita by constructing a dam 

 across the stream, and dedicated it to the said vihare. 

 Having come to know this, His Majesty Yimala Dharma 

 Siirya, who succeeded to the throne of Lanka, caused a 

 sannasa to be written, with the usual characteristic marks 

 of a gift, by which he dedicated to the vihare built on 

 the said Devanagala nine amunas' sowing extent in the 

 village of Euvandeniya(2) together with the high land 

 appertaining thereto, and many trees and shrubs growing 

 thereon. It will be well if kings, sub-kings, ministers, 

 mudaliyars, and many others, knowing the above fact, will 

 neither injure or destroy, nor cause to be injured or 

 destroyed, any of these meritorious gifts, and if they will 

 be pleased with these meritorious deeds and think of seeing 

 Nirvana, each as he likes, after having enjoyed divine and 



