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| Object ID | OB03177 |
| Title | Rajagala Inscribed Rock commemorating Saint Mahinda |
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| Inscription(s) | IN03222 |
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| Author | Senarath Paranavitana |
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| Description | |
| Material | Rock |
| Object Type | Rock |
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| Details | A large rock engraved with an inscription in early Brāhmī script. |
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| Date | 1935 |
| Place | Rajagala |
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| Place | Rajagala |
| Authority | Paranavitana, S. (1962). ‘An Inscription of Circa 200 B.C. at Rajagala commemorating Saint Mahinda,’ University of Ceylon Review 20, no. 2, pp. 159–162. http://dlib.pdn.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1528 |
| Details | Situated among the remains of an extensive ancient monastery on the rocky hill called Rājagala or Rāssahela in the Vävugam Patty of the Batticaloa District. The inscription on this rock was discovered in 1935 by W. E. Fernando, the Draughtsman of the Archaeological Department, who explored the ancient ruins at Rājagala on behalf of Senarath Paranavitana (see Archaeological Survey of Ceylon Annual Report for 1935, p. 9). |
| Notes | OB03151 is located at the same site. |