Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c11.s1.85

c11.s1.85

SAPU-MALA, and VEṬAKEYIYĀ: these flowers, conventionalised *Sapu-mala*, forms of those of the *sapu-tree* (Fig. 33, v.), and common *Pandanus* *Veṭakeyiya* (Fig. 33, iv.), are used in vihāra decoration, like lotus rosettes, to fill space, as on Pl. XVIII.