No. 63. — 1910.] AGE OF SRI PARAKRAMA BAHU VI. 43 
APPENDIX H. 
It is unfortunate that Mudaliyar Simon de Silva took no part 
in the discussion at the Meeting. His Memorandum (Appendix 
E) subsequently sent in is on much the same lines as Mr. D. B. 
Jayatilaka's criticisms. I shall first shortly deal with the two 
minor points (1) and (3) contained in the Mudaliyar's Memoran- 
dum. 
(1) As explained at the Meeting, I had no decided opinion in 
regard to the identification of Gurubebila, and was prepared to 
accept any reasonable explanation from those who had greater 
local knowledge. For further information on the question, vide 
Appendix C. 
(3) Vishnu for Vibhisana was an oversight, since corrected- 
(2) The Mudaliyar challenges what he calls my " theory that 
Sri Parakrama Bahu was the son of Vira Vijaya Bahu," on the 
assumption that I have " entirely misunderstood and incorrectly 
translated " the stanza from the Perakumbd Sirita. No reason 
is given why grammatically or otherwise the words cannot b© 
rendered in the sense taken by Mr. W. P. Ranesinghe, who has 
favoured me with a translation. His rendering {vide Appendix 
A) makes it convey the meaning that Parakrama Bahu VI. " was 
the son of Vijaya Bahu of the Sevulu race and grandson of King 
Parakrama." It will scarcely be contended that this careful 
scholar, too, " entirely misunderstood and incorrectly translated " 
the stanza. It is the only way it can be rendered consistently 
with the other contemporary authorities, which bear out that 
Sri Parakrama Bahu VI. was the son of Sevulu Vijaya Bahu. 
Further, it is stated in the Mudaliyar's Memorandum, that 
" Parakrama Bahu herein referred to was Parakrama Bahu the 
Great of Polonnaruwa." This cannot be, as Parakrama Bahu the 
Great (1164-1197) was not the " grandfather " of Sri Parakrama 
Bahu VI. (1412-1467). According to the Kdvyasekhara, which is 
cited in support of this view, it was a " Jaya Maha Lena " who 
was " grandfather " of Sri Parakrama Bahu VI. {vide Appendix 
A). Even if "grandfather" be taken in the extended sense 
of "ancestor," the Mudaliyar will not be supported by the 
authority to which he appeals, for the " grandfather" or 
" ancestor " mentioned in the Kdvyasekhara is Jaya Mahd Lena 
and not Parakrama Bahu the Great. That Jaya Maha in that 
stanza refers to the " ancestor," the founder of the house, there 
is very little doubt. De Couto states that Sri Parakrama Bahu's 
mother's father was King Parakrama Bahu, which is consistent 
with the statement in the Perakumbd Sirita. The Mudaliyar 
