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... monks . The pinnacle of his achievements as a great builder was the Ruvanvalisaya , the oldest of the three giant brick stupas of Anuradhapura . Buddhist India had nothing of the magnitude of either this stupa or the Brazen Palace ...
... monks . The pinnacle of his achievements as a great builder was the Ruvanvalisaya , the oldest of the three giant brick stupas of Anuradhapura . Buddhist India had nothing of the magnitude of either this stupa or the Brazen Palace ...
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... monks . Twice every month , at the time of the new moon and the full moon , all the monks of the Alahana Parivena had to gather around their Abbot and make a public confession of their faults . Situated on a raised terrace reached by ...
... monks . Twice every month , at the time of the new moon and the full moon , all the monks of the Alahana Parivena had to gather around their Abbot and make a public confession of their faults . Situated on a raised terrace reached by ...
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... monks while the cells in the storeys above were monastic residences . and this is confirmed by the chronicle accounts of central assembly halls with up to twelve stories . The beautifully carved purnaghata pillars placed around the ...
... monks while the cells in the storeys above were monastic residences . and this is confirmed by the chronicle accounts of central assembly halls with up to twelve stories . The beautifully carved purnaghata pillars placed around the ...
Contents
Ananda W P Guruge Introduction | 12 |
T G Kulatunga Abhayagiri Vihara | 42 |
Hema Ratnayake Jetavana | 64 |
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Abhayagiri activities ancient Anuradhapura architecture became boulder brick bronze Buddha Buddhist building built called campaign capital carried carved cave central centre century A.D. chronicles complex conservation construction containing continued covered Cultural Triangle Dambulla decorated early east entrance established example excavations extended figures followed four gardens hall Hindu historical identified image house important India indicates inscriptions interesting island Jetavana Kandy Kandyan King Kingdom known largest later located major metres Minister moat monastery monks monuments original paintings palace Parakramabahu period Polonnaruva present preserved records referred reign religious remains rock roof royal sacred sculpture seated shrine side Sigiriya Sinhala Sri Lanka statue steps stone structure stupa style surrounding temple terrace throne Tooth Relic tradition UNESCO upper Vihara wall