Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.122

c35.122

Saddle cloth (palasa), 239. Saḍilingam, vermilion, cinnabar, 164, 181, 215. Saka, era, beginning A.D. 77-8. Saka, haka, a chank, q.v. Sakas-kaḍa, lesson book used in pansala schools, 50, 51. Śakra, Śakrayā, Śakka (=Indra), Hindu god, 82, 94, 145. Salagamaya, ‘chalia,’ caste, cinnamon peelers and weavers of fine cloth, 21, 54, 232. Sal-tree (Vateria acuminata), 122: v. also halgaha. Saman Deviyō (Lakshmaṇa), 44, 46. Samanala, 247: v. also Adam’s Peak. Saman Dēvāle, Ratnapura, 27, 120, 131. Sambasiva Iyer, V. S., 189. ‘Sambol,’ condiments eaten with curry, 147. Sāmimanḍipa, pavilion built for Parākrama Bāhu I., 184. Samsāra, phenomenal universe, round of rebirth, 93. Sānchi, Buddhist stūpa in Central India, second century B.C., 257. Sandal-wood (handun, Santalum album), image of Buddha, 71, 258: cup for paste, 206. Sanda kindura, 82. Sanda-kaḍa-gala, ‘moonstone,’ stone doorstep, 77: sanda-kaḍa-pahana, do., 146. Saṅgha, priesthood, q.v.: Saṅgha Rāja, appointed by Kirti Śrī, 12, 119, 263. Saṅghamittā, daughter of Aśoka, brought branch of bo-tree to Ceylon, 2. Saṅkha (saka, haka), chank, q.v. Sannasa, pl. sannas, charter engraved on stone or metal, 27, 207: granted to craftsmen, 58, 59, 73: sun and moon cut on, 81, 207: Algala, 186, 206: Beligala Vihāra, 74: Damunumeya Vihāra, 77, 78: Degaldoruva Vihāra, 77, 167, 168: Kehelvala Vihāra, 78: Molligoḍa, Geṭabēriya, 207: Palkumbure, and Urulevatte Vihāras, 149: Pusulpiṭiya Vihāra, 56: for other grants or charters, v. tuḍapata, siṭṭuva, keṭa sakkiya or sakshiya. Sanskrit, mantrams and verses quoted, 52, 73, 74, 205, 208: texts translated, v. Rapavaliya, Sāriputra. Sapta-nāri-turaṅge, ‘7-women-horse,’ 67, 91. Sapu (Michelia champaca), 97, 110, 166: -mala, decorative motif, 97; Fig. 33. Śarabha (S.), 83. Saraṇaṅkara, Veḷiviṭa Piṇḍapātika (A.D. 1698-1778), Saṅgharāja, 12, 119, 263. Sarapa (T.), 83. Śarapenda, =śerapēndiya, q.v.: Fig. 98, A. Sarasvatī, one of the Seven Sacred Rivers of India, 74. Saratthasaṅgha, medical work composed by Buddhadāsa, 7. Sari (T.), woman’s dress, =Sinhalese ohoriya, 32. Sāriputra, a work on the proportions of images, so named from its author, 47, 67, 121, 148, 150-163, 169, 171, 259. Sāriputta, Sāriputra, disciple of Buddha, 173. Sarvajña Parākrama Bāhu, =Parākrama Bāhu I., 151. Saṭahan kēpīma, pupil’s tracing of letters on ola, 49. Śat-nāri-toraṇa, ‘7-women-arch,’ 67, 91. Sat-satiya, ‘Seven Weeks,’ period in Buddha’s life immediately following the attainment of enlightenment, 5, 162, 169, 171, 180; Pls. VIIIA, XVIII. Sarja anna paḍci (T.), 83. Scarf joint, 130; Fig. 75. Scent spray, ivory (simidiya), 187. Schools, under Sinhalese kings, 9, 10: pansala schools, 49-51, 186: of craft and art, 64-68: represented at Degaldoruva, 168: Mission, 17. Scissors, as customary gift from tenant, 76. Seamsters, 5, 237. Secretum Secretorum, 263.