Ruwanweliseya Slab Inscription of Gajabahu I Ruwanveliseya Dagoba Slab Inscription of Gajabahu I (114-136 A.D.) (Sinhala:පළමුවන ගජබාහු රජුගේ රුවන්වැලිසෑය පුවරු ලිපිය) was discovered on the premises of Ruwanweliseya Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (Muller, 1984). It is presently on the display at the Anuradhapura Period gallery of Colombo National Museum . Content
The inscription contains six lines of writing and has been engraved on a slab of
stone, measuring 7 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft. 6 in. by 5.5 in. (Ranawella,
2005). It records the foundation of a monastery named Dakini Abhaya Araba (Pali: Dakkhina Abhaya Arama) by King Gajabahu I (114-136 A.D.), the grandson of Vasabha and the son of the great King Tissa (Ranawella,
2005). Having performed the ceremony (of water pouring) with the golden vase he had granted the overload's share of income of (the tank) Varuvaki for the purpose of spreading carpets in the Uposatha-house of that temple (Paranavitana, 1983). The water tax (of the same tank) had also been given to supply the fou…
