Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c18.22

c18.22

∗ See J.C.B.R.A.S., Vol. V., No. 19, 1874. † Clough gives Maha-purusha, ‘name of Buddha alluding to his height, which is said to have been four of his own cubits measured from the tip of his middle finger to his elbow, and equal to twelve cubits of common measure.’