Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.100

c35.100

Mala, pl. mal, flower, pattern. Malakarayō (pl.), ‘inferior florists or gardeners, flower sellers, 22, 127: supplied the king with jessamine flowers, 94. Malaya, a garland, necklace, motif in design, 102: see also Garland. Malays, 1. Malay influence on Sinhalese art, 106, 255. Maldive Islands, a dependency of Ceylon in the Indian Ocean, lac-work of, 215. Mal-gaha, ‘flower-tree,’ tree of life, etc., ornament on royal hat, 32-34; Pl. III.: as a motif in design, 97, 98, 244; Fig. 40: see also tree. Maligava, a palace; the Daḷadā Māligāva, Temple of the Tooth, q.v. Malla, a bag or basket, v. bulat-malla. Mal-petta, pl. -peti, ‘flower-petal,’ ‘corolla,’ name of a pattern on woven cloths and mats, 234, 237; Fig. 143; Pl. XXVIII. Mal-tahaḍuva, a handle-rose. Mal-taṭuva, an altar or shelf for flower offerings, 137. Maḷuva, yard, garth; in Kandy, encroachments upon, 12: weeded by tenants, 76. Malvatte Pansala, one of the two great monasteries in Kandy, 6, 119, 134, 179, 196, 262: chests in pohoya-gē, 138: wood and metal work, illustrated, Figs. 105, 107, 108, 112, 118-120; Pl. IX., 2. 3. Māmpiṭiya Baṇḍāras, an aristocratic family, 33. Man, in decorative art, 67, 90-92, 266; Figs. 28, 29, 31; Pl. XLI., 3. Mānaduva, a port in Ceylon, 58. Mandalavalli Nayide, title bestowed by Bhuvaneka Bāhu on an Indian craftsman, 58. Maṅgalagama, a village in the Kēgalla District, Sab., granted to Mandalavalli Nayide and possessed by his descendants, 57, 58: craftsmen of, and their work, 204, 209, 211, 213; Figs. 4, 131; Pls. XX., 3, XXIII.: ambalama at, 116, 130; Fig. 76; Pl. VII., 3. Maṅgalika, an auspicious emblem, 4; see also aṭamagala. Maṅgalyaya, a festival or wedding; the four annual festivals, 37-40: see also Avurudu, Kiri-itirīma, Perahera, Kārti, Alutsal, Nānamura, Netra maṅgalyaya. Mango, pattern, 103; Fig. 51: emblem from a Pattini Dēvāle, Pl. XLIII., 6: decorative painting of a tree, Fig. 41. Maṅgul lakuṇu, the 216 auspicious marks on the soles of Buddha’s two feet, the list of, a school book, 50, 110: kiṇdura, 81: makara, 84: cobra, fish, 88; peacock, 89: elephant, 90: svastika, 106: hieroglyphic character, 169, 170: examples of, illustrated, Fig. 69. Māniyaṅgama Vihāra, out-of-door paintings, 165: a copper-gilt pātra given by Narēndra Siṃha, 206, Mān-kaṇuva, post supporting warp, 235. Mañjaḍi, a weight, 64, 208. Mannhardt, W., 94. Manors, royal, ecclesiastical, private, 27: manorial organization, 30, 60, 218, 263. Mante, a short cape attached to a jacket, 32-34: Fig. 1; Pls. XXII., XXXVI, 1, 4. Mantra, sacred or auspicious verse, charms, 61; used at nētra maṅgalyaya, 73, 74. Manu, a son of Viśvakarma, 63. Manuṣya-pādaya, ‘human quarter,’ the second division of a building site, 159. Manuvīravikrama Dēvasurēndra, Baḍal Muhandirama, grandfather of Dēvasurēndra Muhandiram (q.v.), drew tiringi talaya, red and yellow, in author’s collection: v. also Embekke. Māpanāvatura, a village in the C.P., 119, 180. Māra, Mārayā, chief of demons, the great enemy of Buddha, a personification of temptation, represented as attacking Buddha with innumerable hosts of demons, immediately previous to his attainment of Buddhahood, 5, 8, 42, 43: temptation of Buddha by the daughters of Māra, Pl. XVIII. Mara yuddhaya, Māra’s battle, the contest above referred to, represented in art, 43, 168, 171-173, 249; Pl. XIV., 2: verses sung by women spinning, 235. Māruvaliya, a village, 180.