Dated 15 February 1409, it was installed by the Chinese admiral Zheng He in Galle during his grand voyages.

[2][3] The admiral invoked the blessings of Hindu deities here for a peaceful world built on trade.

On his third voyage, Zheng He sailed from China in 1409, and carried with him the trilingual tablet which he planned to erect in Sri Lanka.

The Chinese portion gives praise to the Buddha and records lavish offerings in his honour.

[1] If not, the inscription could have been prepared in China and erected between 1410 when the fleet arrived at Galle to 1411 during the third voyage.