Samadhi Statue
A seated Buddha in the dhyana mudra, carved from dolomite marble and generally dated to the third or fourth century CE. It is…
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Places
The reservoirs, stupas, temples and ancient cities that the rest of this archive describes.
- All types
- Stupas & Dagobas 5
- Temples & Shrines 7
- Tanks & Irrigation 4
- Monuments & Carving 4
- Ancient Cities 3
- Landscape 1
Sandakada Pahana
The semicircular carved threshold stone placed at the foot of stairways into shrines — the moonstone, one of the most distinctive…
Gal Vihara
Four Buddha images cut from a single granite face during the reign of Parakramabahu I, and generally considered the summit of…
Polonnaruwa Vatadage
A circular relic house of the twelfth century, built to shelter a small stupa and generally regarded as the finest surviving…