In the country there are twenty-two monasteries, at all of which there are monks residing.

The Law of Buddha is also flourishing in it.

Here Fa-Hsien stayed two years, writing out his Sutras,( 3) and drawing pictures of images.
After this he embarked in a large merchant-vessel, and went floating over the sea to the south-west.

It was the beginning of winter, and the wind was favourable; and, after fourteen days, sailing day and night, they came to the country of Singhala.( 4) The people said that it was distant (from Tamalipti) about 700 yojanas.
The kingdom is on a large island, extending from east to west fifty yojanas, and from north to south thirty.

Left and right from it there are as many as 100 small islands, distant from one another ten, twenty, or even 200 le; but all subject to the large island.