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... seated image of the Buddha to which both monks and laymen pay homage continuously . ' The Pattra tree mentioned by Fa - hsien is the Bo - Tree at Buddha - Gaya in India where Buddha achieved enlightenment . - From previous excavations ...
... seated image of the Buddha to which both monks and laymen pay homage continuously . ' The Pattra tree mentioned by Fa - hsien is the Bo - Tree at Buddha - Gaya in India where Buddha achieved enlightenment . - From previous excavations ...
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... seated Buddha images . With the development of the Buddha statue , one can identify the use of disused footprints as column bases . Further excavations have uncovered several seated images , indicating the final development as a shrine ...
... seated Buddha images . With the development of the Buddha statue , one can identify the use of disused footprints as column bases . Further excavations have uncovered several seated images , indicating the final development as a shrine ...
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... seated Buddha images in Viharas 2 and 3 . Despite this long sequence of nearly two hundred years of painting at Dambulla , it is significant that the main body of eighteenth - century rock and wall - painting , especially in Viharas 2 ...
... seated Buddha images in Viharas 2 and 3 . Despite this long sequence of nearly two hundred years of painting at Dambulla , it is significant that the main body of eighteenth - century rock and wall - painting , especially in Viharas 2 ...
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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