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Uneso Publishing, Madhyama Saṃskr̥tika Aramudala (Sri Lanka). Jetavana
Stupa and monastery complex Hema Ratnayake Jetavanaramaya, or Jetavana
Monastery, was founded by King Mahasena (276-303 A.D.), the first of the great
tank ...
Uneso Publishing, Madhyama Saṃskr̥tika Aramudala (Sri Lanka). Jetavana
Stupa and monastery complex Hema Ratnayake Jetavanaramaya, or Jetavana
Monastery, was founded by King Mahasena (276-303 A.D.), the first of the great
tank ...
Page 65
... reign of Mahasena (276-303 A.D.), whose name is associated with the
appearance of a dissident sect known as Sagaliya or Jetavanavasins in Indian
records, and Denamaka in Sinhala literary sources and epigraphs, at
Jetavanaramaya.
... reign of Mahasena (276-303 A.D.), whose name is associated with the
appearance of a dissident sect known as Sagaliya or Jetavanavasins in Indian
records, and Denamaka in Sinhala literary sources and epigraphs, at
Jetavanaramaya.
Page 77
At Jetavanaramaya, although no monument has been found to date which can be
identified with certainty as a Bodhi Tree Shrine, the monastery can claim the
largest Image House in Anuradhapura, as well as the largest twenty-five chamber
...
At Jetavanaramaya, although no monument has been found to date which can be
identified with certainty as a Bodhi Tree Shrine, the monastery can claim the
largest Image House in Anuradhapura, as well as the largest twenty-five chamber
...
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Contents
Ananda W P Guruge Introduction | 12 |
T G Kulatunga Abhayagiri Vihara | 42 |
Hema Ratnayake Jetavana | 64 |
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12th century Abhayagiri Vihara Alahana Parivena ancient Anuradhapura archaeological architecture Bo-tree shrine Boulder Garden brick masonry bronze Buddha Buddha image Buddhist building built campaign capital carved cave centre chapter house chronicles Cola Colombo Cultural Triangle Project Dambulla decorated Dutch Dutthagamani early east edifice entrance established excavation and conservation Fa-hsien Galvihara hall Hindu Hindu shrines image house important inscriptions island ivory Jetavana Jetavana Stupa Jetavanaramaya Kandy Kandyan King Kingdom Kirti Lankatilaka largest Lion Staircase located Maharaja Vihara Mahasena Mahavamsa Mahavihara Mahayana Mahinda Mandapa metres Minister moat monastery complex monastic monks monuments murals Nissankamalla paintings palace complex Pali Parakramabahu pavilion Polonnaruva ponds Portuguese precinct Rajasimha records reign religious residential rock roof royal ruler sacred sculpture seated Sigiriya Sinhala South India Sri Lanka stone stupa style surrounding Tamil temple terrace Thera third century A.D. throne timber Tooth Relic tradition UNESCO Vijayabahu wall water gardens
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| Title | The cultural triangle of Sri Lanka |
| Authors | Uneso Publishing, Madhyama Saṃskr̥tika Aramudala (Sri Lanka) |
| Edition | 5, illustrated |
| Publisher | Unesco Pub., 2004 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 923102874X, 9789231028748 |
| Length | 200 pages |
| Subjects | › › Architecture, Buddhist Buddhist architecture Excavations (Archaeology) Historic sites History / Asia / India & South Asia Social Science / Archaeology Sri Lanka |
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