3fQ. 42—1891.] SINHALESE PLANT LORE. 



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Then, like a ripe red fruit, the sun appears 



Near to its goal, while falling from its stem 



Awaragiri in the huge heaven tree, 



Beautiful sapphire blue, where evening airs 



Wander among its eight outspreading boughs. — Macready. 



The colour of the robes of Buddhist Bhikkhus is described 



by Alagiya wanna in the Kusa Jdtaka : — 



Rendu net la rasa 



Baiiduwadakusum patalesa 

 Depata andanaya tosa 

 Wada temadulu wasa nisilesa. 



A double, gold-red robe that draped navel and over knee 



He wore : and fitting robe it was, and glorious to see ! 



Rich was the dye, a richer never graced fabric of the loom, 



Its colour mocked in brilliancy the choicest garden bloom. — Steele. 



The same is described by Sri Rahula in Kdvyasekhara:— 



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Rasudula ratpalasa 



Wasnev ran egepasa 



Nugapalawan sakasa 



Perava matu sivura risiyenelesa. 



Having put on the Nuga-fruit-coloured robe gracefully with care, 

 as if covering part of a festoon work of gold with a brilliant red 

 cloth (of wool). 



Sri Rahula, in the course of the same work, compares the 

 science of ethics as follows 





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Guru atagat akuru 





Sikuru liya kola visituru 





Parasaru kusum saru 





Himihu niyaliya amapaladeru. 





