Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c13.18

c13.18

We have already seen (p. 37) that the *ambalama* served not only as a halting place for strangers, but was also generally resorted to for exchange of news and a quiet chew; *Rest Houses* it served also as a meeting place for the village tribunal or *gam-sabhāva*, and was thus intimately associated with the life of the village community.