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bull jug of a Buddhist pirivena at rI-pura by a general of
Niafxka Lalla called Natimapaftcara, which name suggests
that be was a Tamil. Perhaps he was in command of one of the
mercenary troops stationed at rI-pura which was the ca ita).
of Dakkhiadesa. Besides, Pauvasnuvara is only two miles
east of Iuhunnaru, one of the Ca strongholds of the eleventh
century.
Two other Tamil inscriptions of this period
come from Mahananneriya1 and Vihärhinna 2 which are nearly
twelve miles north and twenty-four miles east of J.ahakirinda
respectively. Vihrhinna is closer to two of the Ca
strongholds, namely Iahamaagala and Buddhagma, which lie about
ei ht miles away. The inscription from VihArThinna, as already
mentioned, is a record of the Aififfuvar conimunity This
shows that members of this mercantile community were active
in Dakkhiadesa, too, in the twelfth century.
No archaeological remains of Dravidian origin,
with the possible exception of the pillars at the Budumuttva
1. Unpublished - Inscription No.1 980 of the epigra hical list
in the be artment of Lrchaeologç Ceylon. Unfortunately, it
has not been possible to obtain a photograph of the estam age
of this inscription and hence the contents are unknown to us.
2. Unpublished - see supra, p. )3
3. Ibid.