Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c25.15

c25.15

9. Drawing round it lines, flower-petals, cocks, parrots, pigeons, *seḷahiṇi*, And, each in turn, *bo*-leaves, bunches of flowers and dates, *na*-flowers, *ōlu*- and lotus-flowers, Making the orbs of sun and moon, *makara toran* and the golden *haṃsa*, Elephants, horses, cattle, deer, lions, tigers, wolves, bears, cobras, and *poloṅgas*,