Gorakana Gal Kanuwa Junction Inscription

Gorakana Gal Kanuwa Junction Inscription
Gorakana Gal Kanuwa Junction Inscription (Photo credit: Google Street View) The Gorakana Gal Kanuwa Junction Slab Inscription (Sinhala: ගොරකාන ගල්කණුව හන්දියේ පුවරු ලිපිය) has been erected on the corner of Galkanuwa Rd junction on the Moratuwa-Pandura main road in Gorakana village in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. The Slab The inscription has been engraved on one side of a stone slab of about 4 ft. in height. The upper margin of the stone is round. The inscription consists of seventeen lines and it begins with a sketch of a hand showing the direction to the Buddhist temple Gorakana Kande Viharaya . In 1953, the Department of Archaeology copied and documented the inscription under register no. 2226 (Kodithuwakku, 2022). Content Period: 19th century A.D.                     Script: Modern Sinhala                     Language: Modern Sinhala Transcript:  (1) Sugathabdam 2403 (2) The road to the (3) Gorakana Vihara (4) Mahanuwara Pushparama (5) Vihara parsha Kolamba Pala (6) the weda sitina Sanghaya