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Page 48
... Mandapa ( the ceremonial anointing hall ) . A road access system anticipating modern concepts of town planning has been uncovered , with the highway from the city to the north running through the monastery . The roads and pathways ...
... Mandapa ( the ceremonial anointing hall ) . A road access system anticipating modern concepts of town planning has been uncovered , with the highway from the city to the north running through the monastery . The roads and pathways ...
Page 49
... Mandapa . The asanaghara can now be identified as the principal Bo Tree shrine of Abhayagiri . The stupas According to Fa - hsien , ' Buddha once came to this country to convert a dragon ... Over the footprint north of the royal city ...
... Mandapa . The asanaghara can now be identified as the principal Bo Tree shrine of Abhayagiri . The stupas According to Fa - hsien , ' Buddha once came to this country to convert a dragon ... Over the footprint north of the royal city ...
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... Mandapa , where the king distributed alms to the poor , forbids the picking of fruits from the surrounding orchards . We can see in Polonnaruva , a city of monastery parks , royal gardens and orchards , a continuation of the garden ...
... Mandapa , where the king distributed alms to the poor , forbids the picking of fruits from the surrounding orchards . We can see in Polonnaruva , a city of monastery parks , royal gardens and orchards , a continuation of the garden ...
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