NO. 44 — 1893.] KURUNEGALA VISTARAYA. 



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was given to the priests of the vihare, which was dedicated 

 to the priesthood.* 



Between the Kurunegala tank and Wandhd-ve wa were the 

 royal pinfold and dairy. 



Above Kuddvewa were the stables for the horses. 



In Ydntanpalawa were the stables for the elephants. 



At Kavuddwatta was the stabling for the trained hunting- 

 buffaloes. 



At Ritigasydya the palanquin -bearers resided. 



The villages assigned to supply jaggery to the city were 

 Indulgodakanda, Moratenna, Gabbala, Parape, and 

 Hinguruwaka, lying close to each other. 



The following marked the gravets of the city : — Kayikd- 

 vala, lying below Heraliyavala, Pilikada, Maraluwdkada, 

 Urupdkada, Kalohagedara, Galapitagala, Kolamune-oya, 

 Mivewa, Wadakada [Kadawata]. 



To the four blacksmiths who accompanied King Vijaya 

 were granted the following villages : — Kadupitiya, Kammal- 

 tota, Natanduwa, Vewagama, Timmagama, Aynwandana, 

 and Henegedara. 



The following (toyil-gam) were the villages assigned to the 

 tom-tom beaters : — Lindejjitiya, Poramulla, and Talaotuwa. 



The following (radd-gam) to the dhobies : — Hangawatta 

 .and Baddpola. 



The following (badahela-gam) to the potters : — Badahela- 

 gama and Budanapitiya. 



Konpola is so called owing to a hut having been built on a 

 kon tree, living in which the original inhabitants founded 

 the village. 



* Tradition has it that the bund of the Kurunegala tank could never be 

 kept in repair. The only way in which it could be done was by offering 

 a billa, the sacrifice of a life. Appuhami volunteered to give his life on 

 condition that the king would raise his son to an Adigarship. The king 

 having assented, Appuhami was placed in the breach and buried alive, 

 since when it is said the bund has not given way. In addition to the 

 rank, money and lands, as well as the pata-bendi name of Navaratna, were 

 bestowed on this officer. The effect of the billa must have passed away, 

 for in 1877, in the course of certain repairs, the bund burst, and much 

 damage was done to property by the flow of water. 



