Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c10.s1.24

c10.s1.24

The chief *śāstra* used by my informant was the Dhyāna Ratanāvaliya. The Silpa *śāstra* forms a bulky literature, but usually very corrupt, and greatly neglected, alike by Indian and European scholars.[*] A knowledge of Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu, and of the art, is required for its adequate study and comprehension. Several of the books are to be found in the Tanjore library, and in that of the Theosophical Society at Adyar. I venture to commend their investigation and the study of the methods of teaching drawing, and of South Indian art and artists generally, to the members of the Viśvakarma Kulābhimāna Sabhā in Madras.