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Title
Abhayagiri Stūpa: Vāhalkada: Moonstone
Creator
Bopearachchi, Osmund
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 an extant vāhalkada built in the reign of King Kanittha Tissa (226-244 CE). A large undecorated moonstone of flagstones and a flight of steps are a part of the restoration in progress.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
acs00448.JPG
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/568
Subject
Shrines (structures)
Moonstones (Early to late Anurādhapura Period)
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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