Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c22.128

c22.128

“The propitious (measurements) are for the *chatra* four, the *patra* two, the *nāla* three, the *gaṇḍa* one and the *lekhanīya* ten, and the whole, twenty *aṅgal* (inches).” The value of tradition in preserving the right measurements in the case of a tool of this kind, where the relative weight and balance of the parts are of so much importance, will be easily understood.