Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c14.25.6

c14.25.6

Of Naga chiefs, occupying the different quarters, and the appropriate offerings to be made to them. 82—87. Knowledge of sites suitable for men of the four castes. 88—89. Of setting up the four corner posts. (89) “In the four corners set up the four posts of four colours thus, (viz.) at one time; if set up at two or three (different) times they will not endure, so sayeth Māyāmataya, be sure of it.” 90. Of doors. “If the cubit (*riyana*) be divided by the builder into four parts, each of them is called a foot (*padaya*): take eight feet for the height of the door and four and a half in width.” 91—93. Of the auspicious quarter in which to cut earth for the house (‘the first sod’), viz., the N.E. 94—96. On the auspicious quarter on which to sink the well, viz., the N.E. 97—98. Of auspicious months, days, asterisms (*nekat*) and aspects. 100. Of moving in: “Take my friend, rice from a virgin’s hand, let a pregnant woman pound that grain, and after you have cooked it, invite Brahman priests to the house, thereafter choosing a lucky hour, move in the goods and chattels.”