O. 63. — 1910.] AGE OF SRI PARAKRAMA BAHU VI. 41 
conveying a message from Kotte to Keragala in Sina Korale has 
taken the same route as far as Kelaniya, and in that work the 
situation of Gurubeula is clearly defined. The bird is told that 
from Gurubeula he could see the village Gotatuwa on his left 
and Welandagoda on his right, and the great Vihare (Kitsirime) 
before him. The temple Kitsirime is on the left bank of the river 
facing Kelaniya, and the villages of Gotatuwa and Welandagoda 
are on either side of Vanagurugodella. 
(2) Mr. Perera quotes a stanza from Perakumbd Sirita in 
support of his theory that Sri Parakrama Bahu was the son of 
Vira Vijaya Bahu. This stanza has been entirely misunderstood 
and incorrectly translated. The meaning of the stanza is clear, 
i.e., that Parakrama Bahu was the son of Lemeni Jayamahala, 
whose father was Vijaya Bahu and grandfather Parakrama Bahu. 
Parakrama Bahu herein referred to was Parakrama Bahu the 
Great of Polonnaruwa, as maybe seen from the Kdvyasekhara of 
Sri Rahula, and not Sri Parakrama' s mother's father, as stated 
by Mr. Perera. It can be shown from other contemporary 
writers that Sri Parakrama Bahu was the son of Jayamahala. 
(3) It is stated that " the king's wish is reflected in the 
poetical message contained in Sri Rahula's Selalihini Sandesa, 
invoking the lily-coloured god Vishnu at Dondra for the blessing 
of a son for the Princess Ulakuda Devi." This is incomprehen- 
sible. The message was clearly sent to the god Vibhisana at Kela- 
niya, and there is no mention in the work either of Dondra or of the 
lily-coloured god Vishnu. 
(4) Mr. Perera goes on to say that " Parakrama Bahu struck 
off the head of the usurper Alakesvara at the bidding of Vidagama 
Maha Sami." I can think of no authority for this statement. 
The Rdjdvaliya, the only work which speaks of this event, does 
not support it. 
Simon de Silva. 
APPENDIX F. 
I must protest against the slur cast — unconsciously no doubt — 
upon a name held in high honour in the history of the Buddhist 
church. It is unfair to connect Vidagama Maha Sami with the 
assassination of Alakesvara, on what must be considered very 
slight and doubtful evidence. 
I cannot agree with the identification of Gurubeula mentioned 
in the Selalihini Sandesa with Gurubebila near Hanwella. The 
place mentioned in the poem is on the direct road from Kotte to 
Kelaniya, and is at the present time known as Vanagurugodella. 
