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human happiness. If there be any persons who, without 

 thinking so, should injure or destroy by word or deed, or 

 cause to be injured or destroyed, the various gifts made to 

 this vihare, they will suffer sorrow in the four(3) states of 

 misery commencing with the eight great Naraka. The above 

 said endowment is known to people of both countries. It 

 will be well if people will bear in mind the terms of the 

 above grant, and think of attaining Nirvana by assisting in 

 the (upkeep of the) said meritorious deeds. 



(1) Three Bodhis :— (#) Monuments, such as Dagabas, 



erected in memory of Buddha, where his relics are 

 said to be deposited. 



(b) The Bo tree (ficus religiosa) and other things used 

 by him in his lifetime. 



(c) Things erected in memory of his person, such as 



his images. 



(2) Ruvandeniya, a village in the Medapattuwa of Galboda 

 korale. 



(3) Sedi is a very uncommon word for haw a or waga, 

 meaning "fact." I think it is a corrupt form of the Tamil 

 cheyti or seydi (as it is sometimes pronounced), meaning 

 " news," " deed," or " occurrence." 



(4) Hell, state of irrational beings, of hobgoblins or de- 

 parted spirits, and of Asuras, or Titans, enemies of the gods. 



(Notes.) 



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