This inscription is engraved on the rock outside the gate (vāhalkaḍa) to the west of the main shrine of Laṅkātilaka. It consists of four lines of writing, although the third and fourth lines are entirely illegible due to the weathered condition of the rock. The final line appears to end abruptly, suggesting that the engraving of the record was never completed. The first and second lines refer to the eighteenth year of Bhuvanaikabāhu. Senarath Paranavitana claimed that this must be a reference to Bhuvanaikabāhu V, since the reign of Bhuvanaikabāhu IV did not extent to eighteen years and, on palaeographic grounds, the inscription is cannot belong to any of other kings of that name. Bhuvanaikabāhu V’s reign began in 1371–1372 A.D., hence the present inscription dates from 1389–1390 A.D. The second line of the inscription refers to the vihara and the devālas but, due to the fragmentary nature of the document, the purpose of the record is not clear.

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Inscription ID IN03215
Title Laṅkātilaka Inscription of the Reign of Bhuvanaikabāhu V
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Parent Object OB03171
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Author Senarath Paranavitana
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Language සිංහල
Reigning monarch Bhuvanaikabāhu V
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Topic refers to the vihara and the devālas but, due to the fragmentary nature of the document, the purpose of the record is not clear
Date:
Min 1389
Max 1390
Comment The first and second lines refer to the eighteenth year of Bhuvanaikabāhu. Senarath Paranavitana claimed that this must be a reference to Bhuvanaikabāhu V, since the reign of Bhuvanaikabāhu IV did not extent to eighteen years and, on palaeographic grounds, the inscription cannot belong to any of other kings of this name. Bhuvanaikabāhu V’s reign began in 1371–1372 A.D., hence the present inscription dates from 1389–1390 A.D.
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Description Letter size not reported.
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Width 170.18
Height 40.64
Description 4 lines engraved on the surface of a rock. The third and fourth lines are entirely illegible due to the weathered condition of the rock. The final line appears to end abruptly, suggesting that the engraving of the record was never completed.
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References Edited and translated in Paranavitana (1960): 1–45.
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