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This refers to the vind contest between Guttila Pan$ita 

 and his pupil Musila in the Guttila Jataka — rendered into 

 verse by the celebrated Wettewe, one of the cleverest of 

 the Sinhalese poets. Guttila is said to have been a master 

 musician ; Musila was his pupil. When the latter thought 

 that he had acquired all that his master knew he challenged 

 him. The God Sakra befriended the Pandit, who despaired 

 of victory, for he had unselfishly taught his pupil all that he 

 knew. Through Sakra' s help Guttila was able to come out 

 of the contest victorious. 



II. 



Here follow some of the principal Wannam or tunes. 



1. — Uranga Wannama. 



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The song describes the " Lanupati-danga " dance. It 

 contains also a prayer to Dunuwila Disawa to grant permission 

 for the dancers to perform the dance, 



