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These went and made then- obeisance to the priests and saw that 
they were properly lodged, and the image, the books, the royal letter 
and presents deposited in a place of safety ; after this the ambas- 
sadors were also conducted to their lodgings with great ceremony. 
Later Ehelapola, Maha Adikarama, Hulangamuwa, Dissave of Uda 
Palata, and the aforesaid chiefs returned to the capital and had an 
audience with the king. A few days later Uduwela Muhandiram 
Hala and Aittaliyadde Muhandiram Rala were sent to Godapola- 
nuwara to inquire after the weli-being of the priests and ambassadois, 
and to report the same to the king without delay. Later orders were 
given to Samarakodi, the Urlagarapaha Adigar, Dodanvela, Dissave 
of Uva, and Miwature Mohottala, the Attapattu Lekama, to proceed 
to Grodapolanuwara and escort thence the holy images, the books, the 
king's letter and presents, together with the priests, to the capital. 
This they did and accompanied them as far as Alutgantota, where 
they halted. The next day being Friday the seventh day of the waning 
half of the month Poson in the Saka year 1675, His Grracious Majesty 
himself, lord of the earth, who is resplendent with every virtue, pro- 
ceeded to the Bodimaluwa by the side of the river. Here he made his 
obeisance to the priests and received them with all graciousness ; and 
after ^j>/rv'^^ had been recited, they were brought in the evening to the 
Malwatte Yihare, where lodgings had been newly erected and adorned 
for them with all speed : here they were lodged, and orders were given 
to provide them with all necessaries. At the same time the Siamese 
ambassadors with the letter and presents were sent to the Bogambra 
Thanayama, where every honour was paid to them and their wants 
attended to. 
On the evening of the second day of the solar month Kataka, being 
Friday the thirteenth day of the lunar month, at the Malwatte Yihare, 
UpaliMaha Thero admitted one of the Samaneros who had accompanied 
him from Siam into the Ujmsampadawa. On the night of Saturday 
the full moon day of the month Esala, at the first watch, His Majesty, 
the lamp in the jewelled hall of the Solar race, took his seat in the 
preaching-hall filled with exultant joy and kindness, and at his request 
(which was addressed to Upali Maha There, Arya Muni Maha Thero, 
and the other Theros), Kobbyyakaduwe Unnanse, the Nayaka Priest 
of the Uposatarama, Weliwita Unnanse, Hulangamuwa Unnanse, 
Bambaradeniya Unnanse, Thibbotuwawe Unnanse, and Navinne, the 
Nayaka Unnanse of Asgiriya, were admitted into the Upasampaddwa. 
And thus after many years this feast of the Great Ordination which 
had so long been neglected in Lanka, was re-established once more 
amidst the rejoicings of the populace, the triumphant noise of drums, 
chanks, and the five kinds of music, and the roar of cannon. 
On the night of Tuesday the twentieth day of the solar month the 
Audience Hall w«s adorned with awnings and hangings of silk and gold 
embroideries. And here our mighty king, the lord of kings, seated 
on his throne, received with all graciousness the three Siamese ambas- 
sadors who brought the letter and presents from their king. They 
were at the same time presented with three chains and three gold rings, 
three embroidered tuppatti, three red and three yellow, an extra 
one being given to the ambassador who carried the king's letter : 
various presents were also given to the attendants, and three thousand 
ridl were distributed among them all. After this Upali Mahasami 
and the other Theros who accompanied him were invited to Avorship 
