Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c16.3

c16.3

“Eight gav from Anurādhapura, attended by the chief ministers and other officers of State of the three kingdoms, the building of the city of Yāpahu Nuvara was begun on the rock called Sundaragiriparvata, after which the city was named. That same king (Parākrama Bāhu) commanded that it should be constructed of stone only, and that the following workmen should be engaged: 120 lacs of masons, 100 chief blacksmiths, 250 haṅgiḍi (foremen), 3000 painters, 400 carvers.