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Title
Baddhasīmā Pāsāda Ālāhana Parivena: Monastic Complex
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
View of exterior, with close-up view of two of the entrances and a few of the stone "sima" (boundary) pillars of two different sizes with ornamental capitals indicating the limits of the sacred area. The taller ones are 6 feet High. The square shaft of each pillar with moulded capital supports a stone lotus and a pūrnaghata-type vase topped by a member reminiscent of an āmalaka (ridged disc).
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
acs01450.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1561
Subject
Monasteries
Entrances
Pillars
Time Period
12th century CE
Place
Ālāhana Parivena Monastic Complex: Baddhasīmā Pāsāda
Polonnaruva
Sri Lanka
Relation
Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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