Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c3.22

c3.22

So far as Ceylon is concerned, it is of course true, that as in later India, a “too conclusive reliance on traditional practice has led to a mental stagnation which deprives Indian art of its former vitality.” The true impulse to a wider and fuller life must come once more, as in Ceylon it has always come, from India. If this book in any way contributes towards the preparation of the ground for the reception of such impulses, the labour spent upon it will be repaid in full.