NO. 45.— 1894.] ARCHAEOLOGY OP THE WANNI. 



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There are the ruins of two monastic establishments at 

 Madukanda, one close to the high road to Trincomalee and 

 the other under the bund at the northern end of the tank. 

 The former, which have been cleared of jungle by the people 

 of the village, consist of a bana maduwa with a sedent 

 figure of Buddha and covered pillars, and of the ruins of a 

 pokuna and of a curious chamber or bath. The entrance to 

 the bana maduwa is in a fine state of preservation. It has a 

 flight of steps with a makara torana and guardian goddess 

 on each side of the steps. The image of Buddha is somewhat 

 mutilated. 



This temple is celebrated as one of the places at which the 

 tooth-relic was lodged on its way from India to Anuradhapura, 

 and the stone slab upon which the enclosing karanduwa 

 was deposited is still shown. A circle cut on the slab is said 

 to mark the position of the karanduwa* 



The other ruins at Madukanda may be said to have been 

 discovered in 1890, when the jungle which covered the site 

 was partly cleared away 4 



At Mahakachchatkodi there are rocks, caves, and the 

 remains of several monastic edifices. There are the ruins of 

 a poya-ge ; two parallel rows of plain squared pillars, five 

 on one side and three on the other, are still standing. At the 

 end is a flight of steps with one of the doratupdla stones 

 visible. In the middle is a heap of debris. Further in the 

 jungle are a stone altar and door post. The limits of the 

 square enclosure of the temple are marked by lines of cut 

 stones. 



In one of the caves (now utilized as a pansala), which is 

 said to have been the vihdra-ge, are two headless stone 



* The next halting-place in the north-east is said to have been Erupotana. 

 " If the procession travelled an equal distance between each halting-place 

 the next would be not far from Ruwanmaduwa." (Diary of October 15, 

 1888.) 



f See diaries of October 15, 1887, July 9, 1888, and July 23, 1889 ; also 

 Sessional Papers, 1886. These ruins are described in the Journal of the 

 Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon Branch), vol. XII., p. 111. 



