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and silver, Texts of Vinaya and Dhamma and an
assembly of b/riksu with a royai message. It is to be
noted that it was from Ceylon that Siani had received
the gospel of Lord Buddha, and now Siaai was sending
monks to Ceylon to teach the Ceylonese the true re-
ligion of Lord Buddha.

We have already referred to many Buddhistic
inscriptions in Siarn. There is another, which has-
been deciphered and translated by M. Finot in his
Notes D" Epigraphies (XIV Les Inscriptions du Jfusce
de Hanoi). It is stele of Dansai, dated Saka 1482 =
A. D. 1560. The inscription tells us that in Saka

1482, there were two kings: S. M. Dharmikaraja, who

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reigned in Candapuri Sri Satanaganahuta Mahanagara
ratana, and S. M. Parama Mahacakkavarttisvara Yara
rajadhir&ja, who was the king Sri Ayodhya inahatilaka
bhavanaga(ra)ratna. They were pious Buddhists
and called together through the two uparat all the
virtuous monks of the two kingdoms. Thus came
from Candanpuri—(i) Maha upali, (2) Sri Ariya-
kassapa, (3) Maha Dharmasenapati, (4) Buddhavilasa
mah^thera, (5) Sllavisuddha mahathera, (6) Viriya-
dhika muni and ten other monks. From Ayodhya
came the following—( I ) Pra Kru Paramacarya arya-
muni Silavisuddhi uttamasatya, (2 ) Pra Kru Sumedha-
rucivinfia, (3) Maha Saddhammatulya, (4) Maha
Brahmasara, (5) Maha Rajamuni and ten other
monks.

1. B. E. F. E-0, XV, 1915.