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Title
Abhayagiri Stūpa
Creator
de Silva, Preethi
Date Created and/or Issued
2016
Publication Information
Claremont Colleges Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Ancient Cultural Sites and Royal Residences
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Description
An entrance with a large undecorated moonstone of flagstones and a flight of steps. It is probably the restored version of the original of the 1st century BCE.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
acs00442.JPG
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/577
Subject
Shrines (structures)
Time Period
In the 1st century BCE and expanded and restored many times through the 12th century CE
Place
Abhayagiri Monastery: Abhayagiri Stūpa
Anurādhapura
Sri Lanka
Relation
Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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