Toluvila Guard Stone Inscription
The Toluvila Guard Stone Inscription (Sinhala: තොළුවිල මුරගල සෙල්ලිපිය) Tholuvila is presently on the display at the Inscription Gallery of Colombo National Museum , Sri Lanka. The guard stone This guard stone was discovered from the ruined Toluvila Monastery in Anuradhapura District and later brought to the present location for conservation (Ranawella, 2005). The inscription has been engraved on one side of the guard stone. It contains 12 lines of writing (Ranawella, 2005). Of them, the last three lines can not be read (Ranawella, 2005). Content The script and the language of the inscription are Sinhala of the 9-10th century A.D. (Ranawella, 2005). It is not dated in a regnal year of a king but has been indited as a private document. It records about a lay devotee who had deposited some money for the purpose of offering alms ( Buddha-puja ) to the Buddha and for purchasing flowers for the shrine room (Ranawella, 2005). See also # Toluvila Buddha Statue References 1) Ranawella, S. (Ed.), 2005…
