Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c22.131

c22.131

Certain special weights are used by goldsmiths, just as special measures are used by the carpenters. The weight chiefly used is the seed of the *maḍatiya* (*Adenanthera pavonia*, L.). The average weight of these seeds, which vary but little, is 3·6 grains. Twenty-four of these seeds make a *kalañji* or *mañjaḍi*.