The inscription is engraved on two fragments of a broken pillar, which were found lying amidst a heap of debris on the pavement about midway between the western and southern altars of the Ruvanväli-sǟya in Anuradhapura, a few yards from the stone votive dāgäba. In all probability, the pillar belonged to one of the many small shrines which once stood on the spacious platform where the fragments were found. The inscription records the gift of the pillar by an individual (or individuals) from the town of Mahila. It is dated in the reign of king Buddhadāsa (341–370 A.D.).
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| Inscription ID | IN03111 |
| Title | Ruvanvälisǟya Pillar Inscription of the Reign of Buddhadāsa |
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| Parent Object | OB03091 |
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| Author | Senarath Paranavitana |
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| Language | සිංහල |
| Reigning monarch | Buddhadāsa |
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| Topic | records the gift of the pillar by certain individuals, at least one of whom was from the town of Mahila |
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| Min | 314 |
| Max | 370 |
| Comment | Basis for dating: reign of king Buddhadāsa (341–370 A.D.) |
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| Letter size | 5.08 cm |
| Description | Letter size about 2 inches (5.08 cm) on average. |
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| Width | 25.4 |
| Height | 137.16 |
| Description | 3 lines vertically inscribed on the two fragments from the shaft of a quadrangular stone pillar. A portion of the pillar is missing and it probably contained four letters at the beginning of each line. |
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| References | Edited and translated by S. Paranavitana in Epigraphia Zeylanica 3 (1928-33) 120-126, no. 7. |
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