Ambagamuwa Rock Inscription engraved by King Vijayabahu I gives information about his offerings made to the Buddha's footprint on Sri Pada mountain.
Ambagamuwa Rock Inscription of Vijayabahu I
Ambagamuwa Rock Inscription (Photo credit: Kamil Kabeer, Google street view) The Ambagamuwa Rock Inscription of King Vijayabahu I (Sinhala: පළමුවන විජයබාහු රජුගේ අඹගමුව සෙල් ලිපිය) is found engraved on two boulders on the summit of Akuruketugala-kanda mountain (inscribed rock hill) in Ambagamuwa village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. The inscription The inscription inscribed on two rock boulders covers an area of 12 ft. 3 in. by 9 ft. 3 in. of the surface of the first boulder and 9 ft. 3 in. by 9 ft. 7 in. of that of the second boulder (Ranawella, 2007; Wikramasinghe, 1928). There are 33 lines of writing on the first boulder and 25 on the second (Ranawella, 2007). The letters are incised between ruled lines about four inches apart (Ranawella, 2007; Wikramasinghe, 1928). The letters exhibit mixture of old and more advanced types as well as some forms hitherto not found in Sinhalese inscriptions (Wikramasinghe, 1928). The inscription is dated in the 38th regnal year of King Vijayabahu I (10…
