Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.102

c35.102

Miṭiya, hammer, 142. Miyanadeṇiya Lēkama of Degaldoruva, 35. Modder, F. H., on weights and measures, 142: on Yāpahuva, 145: on Damba-deṇiya, 174: on Kandyan wells, 225. Mogallāna, half brother of Kassapa, 7. Mogallāna, disciple of Buddha, Pl. XIX. Molligoḍa sannasa, 207. Moṇara, peacock, *q.v.* Monasteries, see *pansala*, Asgiriya, Malvatte. Money, little used, 28. Monier-Williams, Sir M., on the meaning of *kinnara*, 81. Monolithic pillars, 145, 167. Moon (*haňda*), see sun and moon. Moonstone, stone doorstep (*haňda-kaḍa-pahana*), 114, 145, 146, 168. Moormen, 1, 29: see also Muhammadans. Moragammana, a village in the C.P., 120, 180. Morapaya Vihāra, magic power of golden image, 71. Moratoṭa Dhammakhanda, Mahā Nāyaka (High Priest) of Malvatte, 77, 168. Morris, William, quoted, 19, 48, 68, 169. Moṭṭaik karukku (T.), 65. Moṭṭak karuppuva, a drawing exercise, and type of ornament, 65. Moṭṭuvela, a village in the C.P., 58. Moulds, clay, for casting, 203: bronze, for repoussé metal-work, 214, 208: wood, for sweetmeats, jaggery, etc., 139, 255: for tiles, 224. Mriga, deer, 89: on Dumbara mat, Pl. XXXIV.: any wild animal, 87. Mrigendra, lord of beasts, lion, 87. Mucalinda, the Nāga, who sheltered the Buddha with his hood during the sixth week of the *sat-satiya*, *q.v.*, 88; Pl. XVIII. Mudaliyār, a title (properly signifying Revenue Officer of a Kōrale, but often honorary), 150. Mudali peruva, chiefs, *govi-vaṃsa* aristocracy, 21. Mudum meṣma, ‘back-bone stitch’ in embroidery, 241; Fig. 141, 4. Mug (*pukuruva*), earthen, 222. Muhammadans in Ceylon, of Tamil origin, 1, 29: tenants of Buddhist temples, 298