(iiUlinr of the rujah's buH'cring!?, tliu Malta Vaka, 

 or great demon. 



Tbe iCcitlah rajah (j^ie immfe itself is now so 

 styled) ohjcctcd to assist in person at any sucli 

 (li!il)olical sncrifJco-:, iitnl however jirr^judictHl Iiis 

 l)ei>plc wore in the liclit l" uf their eventual efii- 

 cacy, he Jiiniself preferred Iiumbly to submit to 

 tlie tleerees ^ ih««ti siiiperior fwmt from -whom 

 idoiie the .Malia Yaka^^ould have domi- 

 nion, if he really possessed any, nvcr the des- 

 tinies of niaukiiid. At this period, tlie eocoa- 

 mit tree was not known in tlie interior of 

 Ceylm j mi ^ ffilt diay it$^ is r^^!ki^ 



by ttir^ immlim wlio visits the interior of the 

 kte Kandyan territory. 



Tlie resigned, luit suffering rajah, liavinfi', 

 with all due humilityj paid his accustomed de- 



coriiiig %0 ili^e Bttdkoo ir^tigion,* and repeated 



th(j Budha-Saniut^ fell into a sound slcej), 

 which lasted for several days. During lus 



* Generally of Bignonia iiidica, Tabernoemontana, Jas- 

 imuiiDt odoratun), and zeylaiiicum and lutcuni ; P11I3 uatfees 

 tubcrosii, Nyctauthes uiIkh- trlsiis, MitliL-liii cliampaciu 

 Ncniuiu otloiatissiiuuiii, Miinoiii iirubiui, ami Lawsoiiia 



\ 1 11 w orsli i p of BudlioOy awl ncknowlodgnieiit of Iris bt*in|r 



ihf Ojiiniscii."Ut. 



