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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VoL. XXII. 
That monarch's inscription and the testimony of the Mahdwat^sa 
prove that the images of the " Gal Vihar6 " at Pojonnaruwa were 
undoubtedly executed by Parakrama Bahu the Great (a.d. 
1164-1197). 
The rock-sculptured figures at Tantri-malai were also almost 
certainly carved, if not by the same ruler, at least by Nissanka 
Malla (a.d. 1198-1207), his only worthy successor prior to the 
subjugation of the Island by the Southern Indian invaders under 
Magha, which followed within a few years. 
That sudden inroad, and the chaos that ensued, probably pre- 
vented the completion of the images, &c. , and brought about the 
final abandonment of Tantri-malai as a Buddhist monastery. 
H. C. P. BELL, 
Archaeological Commissioner. 
8. The Ven. the Archdeacon, Messrs. B. Horsburgh, P. E. 
Morgappah, and Rev. Suriyagoda Sumangala took part in the 
discussion which followed the reading of the Paper. 
9. Mr. B. Horsburgh said : — Having had the advantage of a 
visit to Tantri-malai in the company of Mr. Still, I can testify to 
the fidelity and carefulness of his description of that most 
interesting place; and, so far as my knowledge goes, I would also 
subscribe to the general correctness of the conclusions he has 
drawn from the silent eloquence of the rocks. 
The evidence of some sudden and overwhelming disaster falling 
upon the little community while it was engaged in beautifying the 
settlement by the rock carvings of the two Buddhas and the flight 
of steps to the dagaba is most direct and impressive. 
I make no pretensions whatever to archaeological knowledge, 
but it seems to me that in the name itself there is some confirm- 
ation of Mr. Still's theory, that the disaster was due to a raid of 
Tamil invaders. The name appears to be partly Sinhalese and 
partly Tamil. The " malai " can, I think, only be the Tamil 
word meaning " hill," while the " Tantri " is distinctly Sinhalese 
in form, and is found in the existing ge name of Tantrige or 
Tantrigamage. I know of no Tamil word at all like it. 
About 2\ miles E.N.E. of Tantri-malai is a small group of rocky 
hills, much higher than Tantri-malai, which bears the name of 
MuUi-malai, an entirely Tamil name. We had not time to explore 
this Mulli-malai further than by climbing to one of its highest 
points, but we saw no signs of general religious occupation, such 
as are so much in evidence at Tantri-malai. 
Tantri-malai was, therefore, the chief settlement, and the 
invaders would probably know its Sinhalese name, whereas they 
had to invent one for Mulli-malai. 
We approached Tantri-malai from the east, crossing the Mal- 
watu-oya to Mulli-malai, and then taking a compass line through 
the forest to Tantri-malai, a route probably followed by no other 
white man, and it was interesting, in view of what Mr. Still 
