No. 18.
J.Ph. Vogel - EI, XX, 1;
E. Inscription on floor of apsidal shrine, No. 1, immediately to the east of the Mahаchetiya. Inscription complete in two lines, measuring 14 feet 5 inches. Average size of aksharas 1/2 to 5/8 inch. Inscription well preserved except first portion of the second line. It records the dedication of a chetiya-ghara or stone maмтava (Skt. maндapa) provided with a cloister (chatusаla) at the foot of the Mahаchetiya by the Mahаtalavarи Chамtisiri, mentioned in several of the аyaka-pillar inscriptions, who here refers to King Siri-Virapurisadata as her son-in-law, for the benefit of the Masters of the Aparamahаvinaseliya sect. Date, the eighteenth year of King Siri-Virapurisadata,

First Apsidal Temple inscription E.

TRANSCRIPT.

(l. 1) Sidhaм namo bhagavato Budhasa chetiya-ghara mahаrajasa Virуpakhapati-Mahа-фsena-parigahitasa Agihot-[А]giтhoma-Vаjapey-Аsamedha-yаjisa aneka-hirana-koтi-go-satasahasa-hala-satasa[hasa*]-padаyisa savathesu apatihata-saмkapasa Vаseтhiputasa Ikhаkulasa Siri-Chаtamуlasa sahodar[а]-bhagini mahаtalavarasa Vаseтhiputasa Pugiyаna[м*] Khaмdasirisa bhariy[а] mahаtalavari Khaмdasаgaraмnaga-m[а]tа Chаtisiri apano jаm-[а]tukasa raгo M[а]тhariputasa Ikh[а]kunaм Siri-Virapurisadatasa ayu-vadhanike vejayike
(l. 2) apano cha ubhaya-[loka-]hita-sukha-[nivанathanаya saмma-saмbudhasa dhа-]tu-parigahitasa mahаchetiya-pаdamуle pavajitаnaм nаnа-desa-samanаgatаnaм sava-sаdhуnaм mahаbhikhu-sa[м]ghasa apa[no cha u-]bhaya-kulasa atichhita[m-]anаgata-vaтamаnake nikapanike cha parinаmetunaм Aparamahаvinaseliy[а]naм parigahe sava-niyuta[м] chаtusala-parigahitaм sela-maмтava[м] patiтh[а]pitaм raмгo Siri-Vira-purisadatasa saмvachharaм aтhаra saм 10 [+*] 8 hemaмta-pakhaм chhaтhaм 6 divasaм paмchamaм 5 sava-satаnaм hit[а]ya sukhаya hotu ti

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L. 1. (For Ikhаkulasa) -probably Ikhаku-kulasa back
L. 2. The aksharas placed between square brackets are still partly traceable - the akshara hа is written under the line; read: chatusаla.