A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 45
Page 177
... Stone was used for paving , platform , retaining walls of the platform and triple berm : the dome itself was faced with stone up to a height of about two feet and was elongated in shape . This type is best represented by the ...
... Stone was used for paving , platform , retaining walls of the platform and triple berm : the dome itself was faced with stone up to a height of about two feet and was elongated in shape . This type is best represented by the ...
Page 179
... stone and entered by stone steps : underground ducts filled and emptied them . Gneiss or granite was always used for pillars , but in the early period the softer limestone was used for steps , balustrades and moulded bases . From about ...
... stone and entered by stone steps : underground ducts filled and emptied them . Gneiss or granite was always used for pillars , but in the early period the softer limestone was used for steps , balustrades and moulded bases . From about ...
Page 269
... stone - masons in his principality , and that copper - smiths , goldsmiths and black- smiths were persuaded to exchange their accustomed work for stone - carving . It is likely that skilled workers from South India were brought to ...
... stone - masons in his principality , and that copper - smiths , goldsmiths and black- smiths were persuaded to exchange their accustomed work for stone - carving . It is likely that skilled workers from South India were brought to ...
Contents
Chapter | 1 |
is staff cooperated | 33 |
THE HEROIC AGE AND THE LATER KINGS OF | 54 |
13 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
Abhaya Aggabodhi Alagakkōnāra Alakeśvara ancient Anuradhapura Arya-cakravarti attack bāhu battle bhikkhus Bhuvanaikabāhu Brāhmaṇas brother Buddha Buddhist built called canal Candrabhānu capital captured century B.C. Ceylon Chinese Chronicle coins Cola Cola king commander Culavamsa Dakkhinadesa Dambadeniya Dappula death defeated district Dutthagamani dynasty elephants enemy established festival forces Gajabāhu Gampala Ganga Image inscriptions irrigation Island Jaffna Jāvaka Kalinga Kassapa king's kingdom known Kōralē Kōṭṭe kramabahu Kulasekhara Kuruṇāgala land Lankapura literary Madhura Magha Mahaväli Mahāyāna Mahinda Mānābharaṇa military minister Moggallāna monastery monks Nāga named Nissankamalla palace Pāli Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu poem Polonnaruva Polonnaruva period prince princess queen Rajarata Rayigama referred reign of Parakramabahu religious restored royal Ruhuna ruled ruler Sangha Sanskrit Sapumal Sena senapati sent shrines Sinhalese army Sinhalese king soldiers South India sovereignty stone stupa stūpas Tamil tank temple territory thera throne Tissa took Tooth Relic troops vihāra Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vikramabahu Vira Yakṣas Yapavuva