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64

,oto*nt- R'a's' (cEYLoN)

[Vor"'

XXXII.

SOME DOCUMENTS OF VIKRAMA BAHU

OF KANDY
BY

H. W. ConnrxoroN.

An attempt to fix the chronology of the reign of SEn6'

eammata Vikrama.Bdhu of Kandy has been made by the
writer in an article destined for Epi'graphia Zeylanica on
the Gadaladeliya rock inscription of the eighth year of this
king. It is the object of this paper to present to the student
thelexts of the various other documents, by means of which
the initial point and the duration of the reign c&n be
doterminird.

I.

The Vannipola sannasa is dated in the year follow-

ing the twentieth of the reign, The existing

document

undoubtedly is spurious, the contents being scratched on a

copper plate in a modern hand. There seems, however,
to be no reason for suspecting the text itself' This is not
the text ol a sannasa proper, but of a tu(ultata' By it land
in Vannipala in the Atapattu corps commander's division
belonging to Siduruv646 Udunuvara was granted by the
king at the palace of Senkadagala to two craftsmen in
recompense for a certain painting.
The expression atapattu sntnd,yaka bhtgaye is intereet'
ing. The Niyangampd,ya record speaks of the eight Sdnd'
nd,yakas. Our Atapattu S6nd,ndyaka must be the officer
in later times known

as

Maha Atapattuv6 Ldkam-mahatma'yd'

The eight Sdndnd,yakas thus rvere the forerunnere of the

ohiefs of the Palace military LEkamas.
II. The next document, the Kobbfl,kaduva Vihdr6
sonnasa is of importance. Though it now seems to exist
only in a copy (Temple Lands Commissioners' Case No. 291),
there can be no <loubt of its authenticity. Its style is in
accoxd with that of similar doouments of the Kott period'

No.

84-lg3ll

soMD DocLTMnNrs oF vrnRAMA

BAlru

65

Iiy it land in the village KobbAka6uva was granteti by tire

king in his thirty-se'e'th year at the
palace
in Sengadagala as a donaksetra to srivarrrdrrana
the Dlcler Srimat
M6navara rr{a,vela ll,atnavalli.
According to tradition the country where
the Kobbi_
_
-kaduva
VihdrE was built in the tme lf Vikrama
BEhu of
Gampola was then in thick jungle.
Tie stream Morahtila
Ala, which runs through it, e;jo;ng o
for the cure of
skin diseases, a queen of Vikrama ianu
""po,"
*no was sufiering
!3m-takty kupta rogaya, was directed to take the waters.
The king then had the jungle cleared and.
a gtal,ld adhala ancl

a vihd,rE

built.

returning

The

r" G"*p"bq;;:,: ;T

#i#:TffiT* 3;l};rfi:

to the ancestors of the Kobbakaduia family,

tt.r, lirriig .t
Godavela, and dedicated the adjoining village
of Gangama
to the vihdr6, which was to remain in the Kobbfr,kaduva
family. The tdl,ta pendant, which had b""" ;r.;.-;;;;
queen, was granted as lciitra sakkiya
in lieu of u ,oi,noro,
and Vikrama B6,hu ordered that wiihin
a mile of the Kobba_
kaduva Pall6 Vdhala in either direction all
were to silence
their musical instruments, descend from their
palanquins,

and pay all other marks of respect to

royalty. I am indebted
for this traditional account to the late ir. T. B.
Kobbekaduwe. As Vikrama B6,hu of Kandy constantly
is confused with Vikrama Behu IIL of Galpoh,
it
is possible
that the story refers to a queen of the first
named king.
The Elder Ratnavalli belonged to the Mehenavara
clan of
the royal family.
III. The Galg6n6 ViharO tud,upato, also exists only in
(Temple Lands Commissioners' Case
gi

I "gpy
ia divers places

No.

4).

it

wasgiven to Bamunu Buddhavarirf a Sdmi,

tho great nephew of the heacl of the Sakala
clik vijaya valiya
fSnds

ransa koqda Pardkrama Bdhu pirivena,

for ilre furtherance
of the Galgan Vihdr in Sendeniyo. 'fl"
i;-;;;;;
on the eighth of the waxing moon of vesak C.;;
in the Buddhist
year 2052 (1510 A.D.), at the sirivarcldhana palace

in
SenkhaTdapura. The regnal year is not given.
There
appears to be no valid reason for suspecting
the authenticity
of the text.

06

,*,ro*,rr,, n.r's (covr-oN) [Vor'' XXXII'

The Hendoniva Vihd,ro is said to havo been built by

a
Honakaiitla Bisd baqd6'ra' This princess was born in
hor
all
rejected
she
story
one
Deli fruib. Accorcling to
the chief queen
suit,ors ; according to anot'her she became
beaut'1' leC
great
Her
Gampola'
of Vikrrrma Bdh; III. of
who
Deviy6'
Kataragama
of
to her <leath at the hands
consort'
her
his
m1{o
and
stlangleil her in her palanquin
They"are worshippeil together at Amb6'kk6 D6vdl6'
The itlentity of Sal<ala ttik vijaya valiya ralga koTda
Pard,krama Bi,hu is not knorvn' As Bamunu Buddhavarh6a
of the
S6,rni was in ths third generation from the chief
than
Parikrama
later
been
have
cannot
king
Pirivena, this
Rehu VI.
IV. Tho document clescribed a'a a' sannasa in the Kandy
District Courb Case No. 383 is closely connected with the
prececling both by the date and the name of the granteo'
it o.rly ,lu"oiv"u in the form of a pr6cis mado for t'he Court'
The mention ol the " Dalada Maligawa " is an embellishment, of the translator ; document No' III' shorvs that the
original musb have had Siriuard'd'hana Md'lig:tae' This
,oinoro is in favour of the Kulfarigal Vihdr6' otherwise
known as Vdravala or Radd'goda Vih6'r6'
There are also two stone records of amneot'y belonging
to this reign at Alut'nuvara D6vdle in Four Korales' but' in
legible'
Bo poor a condition that the regnal year is no longer
The Gadalade4iya epigraph already mentioned is followed
immediately by one dated in lSll A'D', which begins thug :-

l. 6 06 O6ooerf oqqd 80 ood Og 666 qO

elEoz-o 0rog (6)o[8]d (?qo)
2. Oo drecsctflsoore6erlOotrloodO oldd8ett"''
......00666eor@..

On the first of the waning moon of Nikini in the year

ol Buddha 2054. At this time to (? our) great king (Ja)ya'

"

the x'ive Countries 'Dharmakirtti

Svd'mi

l":f:. Y-

llho reign ol Vikrama Bd'hu thus ended at

somo dat

between tne oiglith o{ the waxirrg moon of Veua'k' 2052 A'B'

No.

84*-l93l.l

soME Docul\raNrs

or

vTKRAMA

BAr{u

67

(l6th April, f5l0 A.D.) and the first of the waning moon
of Nikini, 2054A. B. (lOth August, l5ff A.D.). Tho king
reigned at least 37 years. His accession, thereforo, *ori
be placed"at the lateet about l4?4 or l47d. Reagone are
given in Epi,graphi,a Zeylanica for supposing that ho came
to the throne about the same timo as Bhuvanaiko BEhu VI.
of K6tt6, that is about 1472-3 A,D.

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[Vor,.

XXXII.

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I.

VANNIPOI,A SANNASA.

in the
Orl the fifteenth o{ t'he waxing moon of Vesak
Sovereign
the
Majesty
vear following the twentieth of His
whereas
L"ta Sl"i Saf,iabo Sn Sendsammata Vikrama BShu'palace
of
the
in
rvith the eanction of His Majesty dwelling
broad
cubits
9
and
S"rrf.rdugufu, two clot'hs 20 cubits long
to be woven and then the trvo craftsmen
*u.u

"nir"d
thereon making
Aaityuya and his son Sivattad'ityayd painted
seated on
(of
Buddha)
u t"gh"i"g with the great image
and
Brahma'
the diamond. throne sLroundecl by Sakra'
the
on
finished
was
divere other gods, and after t'he work
fixing
the
namely,
two cloths tlie gix kinds o{ cerernonies,
out and t'reasuree
o{ the water pots and the rest, were carried
the eyes accomof
ancl o{Ierings made and' the dedication
that it was
plished ; aritl whereas His Majesty, considering
water' for
out
poured
to give a village, having
,r"."*rrrty
as an ofiering
ttro pt"o"or" of ttt" aforesaitl craftsmen ancl

I{o.

84-l9il1l

sorru

DoclrNtnN,r,s

oll vrKltau.t B,\nrr 7I

to B*ddha, rv^,s pleasetl to give t,he ficrlls of a portion of the

village Va,nnipala, in the Atapattu corps commander's
division belonging to Siduruvd,.ii UcJun*vara, in extent
fo.r arnuni*r, o,rr,l the residing gardens, plarrtations, and
jungle within the four boundaries appertaining thereto,
these placeo aforesaid, to remain in the descent of the children

and grandchildren of these aforesaid craftsmen; (IIis

Majesty) commanded that this plate shoulcl be ivriiten
and given to this effect, namely: henceforth ehould any
king, sub-king, grandee, commander_in_chief, prince, heirapparent, or eny such make any dispute or disturbance

by deed or word with respect to this meritorious act he will

be boiled in the eight great hells Safljiva, Kd,lastitra, Sarirgh6,ta, Raurava, MahA Raurava, Td,pa, prat6pa, and Aviciya,
and not eee the ehoro thereof, he will be ae one who has
eplit and warmed himself at (a flre made of) the Great Bo-

tree, he will be as one who eate rice vomited, he will be as the

ofi-spring of crow and dog. But this not being eo, should
enyone when a dispute arises in respect o{ this aforesaid

meritorious acb not permit this but confirm the original

eommand, he shall enjoy divine bliss in tho six worlds of
the gods called Caturmmah6,r6,jika, Td,vatin6a, ye,ma,
Tusita, Nimmdrati, and Paranirmita-vasavartti, and, departing thence, being born in the royal city Ketumati wifi see
king Maitri Buddha, and having hearcl his preaching, put
on the robes in the religion of Buddha and become a i,ailat,
will see the undying great Nirv6,na.
In obedience to this commancl f, Sanhas Sivatta
Naindru, (certify) that this copper plate has been written
nnd given.

(In Pali) By thig written meritorious act f

rrigh unto Maitri ; taking refuge,

religion.

May there bo prosperity

II.

draw

am well groundecl in the

KOBBAKADUVA VIHARE SANNASA.

'On the seventh of the waxing moon of Nikini in the

thirty sovonth year of His MajJety the Sovereign Lord

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(oEYr,oN) [Vol' XXXTI'

Vikrarnn Bd'hu' the

Srimat Siri S:r'irgabo Sri Send'sarilnata'
knowledge'
of itre three worlds' the ocean of all
;;;;;";""t
perfection'
bv,
accornpanied
virtue
<.rf
gems
ol the

tile

abo<le

to the whole nationl pleasing'to ihe eye

of
i. .""l"U"t. people, sovereign of Tri Sirhhala andinLord
extent
the nine g"*., *h","as the fields of An=rbaloluva
corps
nrr" u*uiums in Kobbya'kaduva o{ the Atapat'tu
causing happiness

Yatinuvara
commancler's division belonging to Siduruvdnd'
the four
within
plantations
and'
garclens
and the residing

East
lootduriu, appertaining thereto (to wit) :-On theuelair'
which is Lhe
Ur" frift *oua, on the South the anthill on
on the North the
ridge'
Kafugal-sinna
the
;;", ; the West

jungle adjoining the

Muclun-lena Parakaidure channel, the
the
i"iJt trr"ala), the channel of Salk6-kuribura field andfour
high road-utt tttiu aforesaid' within these aforesaid
being made a
bJrndaries has been given (by His Majesty)'
the Elder Srimat
ddnakpetrator the supily of tire requisites to
ordered at the
(His
1llajesty)
R,atnavalli;
Menavara Md,vela
the midst of the
Sirivardd.hana Palace at Sengadagala in
(viz'' village
Gr"ot Co**uni,ty of both places of residence
shall
and forest) that in future so long as this property
Elder by
remain in the religious descent of this aforesaid
prince'
no king, sub-king, grandee, commander-in-chief ' koral6s'
h"i.-upiur"nt or iike iignitary and b1 no chiefs of
people of the elephant stalls'
eoldieis going and
"o*-it'g,
shall any
cattle-keJper{ by ,to,," of these aforesaid officers
deed'
d.ispute oi disturbance be mad'e by word or

Inaccor<lancetherewithl,sanhasSivattaNayindru

and
(certify) that this sanhaa plate of gi{t has been written
given.

III.

CALGANE VIIIARE TUDUPATA.

Whereas on the eighth of the waxing moon of Vesak

in the Budilhist year ZCISZ of' the omniscient king our TathSgata Gautama the illust'rious sovereign iord of the Law'
iritn tn" object ol acquiring merit joine<l with belief in the
making oI meritorious gifts on the part of the great king

Sri

Senasampat Vikrama Bahu now reigning' who is {amous

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.lvorld for pleasing

the people, a treasure house ol
:i th"
kindnese to the worlrl and the retiglon,
His Majesty while
seated surrou'ded by the m'rtituct"e
of his officers in the
Sirivarddhana palace. in the city

nametl Senkhaiidapura,

rvith the desire of giving, having caused

be written
the sariry't saiigiposta,kaya acloinecl with to
the
thousand
sutras called Sutra, Abhidha,rma and
Vinaya, uttererl in
preaching by the mouth of Budclha,
by Bamunu Bucldha_
vaf,Sa, the great nephew of the
head of tie .Sakala clik vijaya
valiya ranqa koilda parh,krama Bahu pirivena,
he granted
for the provision of requisites in rice io,
tf.ru furtherance
of Galgd,n6 Vihd,rE in SFndeniyu Ua_piityc Madakurilbura

of two pA,las, yalogocla Vela_bitiara

of orr" pf,,la, pin_aiiga

of
two pAlas, Murclcleniya of one amunam
three pf,,las, this
i.fo"::rid sowing extent of i;hree amunams (as also) out of
the

high land chenas for yd,lEgoda this side

of the bd_maluva
on the village bounclary ,rrJ thi* side
of t;" ;;; ;-;;
top of Dabara h6n-valakada, in all fields
of three amunams
sowing extent and the places inclucling
the village revenuo,
plantations and 3o,.ilu belongiig tnereto,
"".11U:*^ *r"dens,
within Siduruvd,nd, Uclunuvara go.rrr"rr#
by,Iennakkonerun,
which {rom days o{ old belongld to the
ii"irr"rro, and then
were

assigned to the rock vihEr6 at Sendeniya,

as a permanent
possession, with the provision

that in futirre no one should

by *o",t or deed. And
tl,d.naksetra in favour of this

ma,ke any dispute or disturban""

whereas he made the property a

aforesaid Budclhavaflsa Svdmi ancl

contemplated (grantingj
plate by *{t:c ,,f give, t girru ,, and
lltt..1onn""
by setting
his
illustrious signature thereto ;
(His }lajesty) said :-Henceforth shoultl
there be &nyone
'*'ho makes
dispute or clisturbance in respect of this
meritorious
act aforesaid, whether among kingsf

sub-kings, g"ura".r,

commanders-in_chief, princes,
heirs-apparent,

or

any of the
fil'e,prirrcipal chiefs, or among
kinsfolk, or any one soever,
he shall be boiled in the eighigreat
hells S*nlrrra,, Kdlasfitra,
ltayrrruva. Mut a i,.,.ur,,.-u, Tupu, pratdpa
an<l
r\rr(.r'ir. rrrrrl slrull not see t,lrr.
s'ore tlrercof ; Ire shali be as
orte ryho splits antl w.l:ms
himself at (a fire macle of) the
{,,\'eat lJo-tlee Le shall
;
be as those *no lr..o* the eins of

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(cllYr,oN) fVor'' XXXII'

the fish hilled in the four seas ; he shall be as those who

break in pieces the bowls of Ruddha, Pacceka Buddhae and
great Rahats ; he shall be as one who eats ricp vomited ;
ile shall be as the oflspring of crow and dog' Again Ruddha
has said :-should any one take involuntarily even a etick
of wood or a sweetsmelling florver or a fruit belonging to
the Three Gems or evern the amount of a 'lvithered leaf, he
ehall be as a goblin not receiving foorl, clothes, and the like
for mrmberless ages. This will happen because Buddha has
saial that it will come about. If there be any being who
furthere this meritorious act even by a meaeure of speech,
not arriving at sorrow, because it is saicl : Dancr' ptllanayor'
maild,hyeft, because it is said that protecting a thing such ae
villages, fields and the like given in time past for the benefit
oI tho 'Ihrec Gems by charitable great men is better than
giving, it is good to thinh t'hat such an one has tried to enjoy
itirrirr" bliss in the six lr'orlds o{ the gods called Caturmahdr6,jika, Tdvatiiisa, Yama, Tusita, Nimnranarati, and Paranermmita-vasavartti, and, having been born in the royal
city K6turnati where l\{aitri llodhisatva is born, to enjoy
happiness there, and havirrg heard the preaching from that
c,mniscient king Maitri and put on the robes in his religion,
arriving at the Tour Paths arrd the I'our !'ruit's called S6vd'n,
Sakracld,gd,mi, And,gami, and Arhat', to at'tain the unaging
and undying bliss of Nervd,na.
In obedience to this commanrl I, Sannas Sivatt6va Kala
Perrmd,lu (certify that this document has been written)'

IV.

VERAVALA alzas RADAGODA VIIIARE

atios KUTTANGAL VIHARE SANNASA.

'I'he subst,ance of a copper Sarrnas granted in the year
oI Budha 2052 in the rnonth of \\resak on the 8th day of the
encrea'sing Inoolr.

That the following lands situate in Udunuware namely

lands of I
Atalasa of 2 Pelas, Dessanga o{ 2 Pelas, the
.Bokurnbare
of
Wihtrrc
thei
to
onlmlttlittn's t xtetlt lrtrlongctl
rittache,d
grourrtln
high
the
arrrl
6 Pelair, lltxii 0t l] ltlas
thereto lf ing within tht, lrotttlrla'rierl viz : lJntlnrr|rva and

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from theee sidee of the channel called Kahatadande

Elle
which include
the paddy.lands in extent of 3 ammunams
together with the

ald of the ground Batatal Maclitta within

garclens, hbuses, trees, ground-

attached

""J ";t";;antations
thereto rvhich were formerly held
uncler Sewooroo paramparawa, and a,re now assigned to Kutta,ngal
Wihare for its
improvement (to be poosessed by the
iupils of

Bamunu

Budda Wanse Samy) by the great King'for the

tirne Leing
.-B,rhoo
Srigena Sama,sta driru..r-u
rniou" fum" is gone
throughout the rvorld for mercy ancl goodness,
and who
being actuated by a spirit of piety o'a ievotecl
to do acte
of merits and charity ancl beiirg
iresent surrountlecl by an
of a great concourso of his subjects in the l)alada
3gs9mbly
Maligawa of the illustrious Town of Seniaciagala
lrave been
offered to Bamunu Buclda Wanse Su#y tn" grantJson
of
Sakaladik Wijayawaliya Rangsa honda "prakkrama
Bahoo
Priwansamy, for having cause,l the Bana
.tsook entitred
Sanyoot Sangiya to be transcribed in a manner to
be approved
of-that the eaid lands having inscribetl in this .opp"iSurrou.
absolutely ofiered as an alms to the said Bud<la
lVansa
samy that no dispute either in worcr or cleed nhail
be made
by anybody.

If any oubsequent Kings, l\linistels, afruential person,

Diwa and Gabada Nilames of the King shall
<lispuie thie
offering in word or dee<l, they will suffir in
the eight hells

but these pereons s.lio shall srrpport the same in word

or
deed will enjoy happiness i" tfl" celestial mansions, etc.

etc.,

etc.

'Ihis Sannas has been inscribecl under Roval Commancl

by Sannissiwatte Kulapperumalum.
Kanrly, Aprit i), tBB4
l'ranelated by D. Hendrik

lor

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