The Buddha, many kings and queens and regional leaders not known by the chronicles such as Mahavamsa which were written by the authors of Indian origin are found among the inscriptions. Those kings and their relations had made and offered the caves for Buddha himself and the Maha Sanga, the disciples of the Buddha.
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| Thonigala Stone Inscription Sri Lanka (Photo credit - lankapura.com) |
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| Nagirikanda inscriptions of Sri Lanka (Photo credit - lankapura.com) |
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| "Gal Potha" (Stone Book) Polonnaruwa,Sri Lanka ( Picture credit - http://www.royalasiaticsociety.lk) |
මෙත් බෝසත් බවට ගෞතම බුදුරදුන්ගෙන් විවරණ ලැබූ දුටුගැමුණු මහා රජාණෝ
(The great king Dutugamunu was announced as Maithriya Bosath (the next Buddha aspirant) by Gauthama Buddha) - Part - 14
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