Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.124

c35.124

doruva, 165: novice, appointed incumbent of Ridi Vihāra, 173. Sigiriya, a steep rock fortified by the parricide king Kassapa in the fifth century, 7; cave paintings, 177, 178, 254. Silakkhandha Thēra, 111. Silberrad, C. A., 232. Silk, embroidery on cotton, 238; Pl. XXX., 1, 3. Silpacariya, master of crafts, especially of five crafts, 68; also as a craftsman’s name. Silpa sastra, Science of the Arts, Sanskrit technical works on art, 61, 63, 67, 69, 120-128, 150-163. Silpi, one of the five sons of Viśvakarma, 63. Silvatẹnna, Devaragampola, a noted eighteenth century Sinhalese painter, worked at Degaldoruva, Ridi Vihāra, etc., 47, 59, 84, 164, 168. Silver, artificial trees, 98: bells, 4: book clasps, 179; Pl. LII., 1: book cover, 52: bowl of ladle, Pl. XLI., 3: boxes, Pl. XLIII., 1, 5: sannas, 207: chatelaine, 210: ear-spoon, 210: festoons, 4: girdles, 35; Pl. L., 1-7: handle of parasol, 4: keṇḍiya, 206; Pl. XLII., 4: lamp, 205; Pl. XLII., 1: moon emblem, 4: -mounted objects, Pls. XXXVI., 6, 7, XLVII., 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, LII., 2: palanquin fittings, 206: embroidery, 237: parasol, 5: pokkharaṇis (miniature tanks), 175: riḍi vẹvẹla, 20: toothpick, 210: vases, 5: vessels, 213. Silversmiths, duties of, 25. Simhala raja kāle, phrase signifying, ‘in the days of the Sinhalese kings,’ used in the sense of the ‘good old times,’ 12. Simhāsana, lion throne, 125. Simhāsana Paṭṭala, ‘Lion Throne Workshop,’ 56. Simhayā (simha), pl. simhayō, lion, in Sinhalese art, 2, 21, 87, 224; Figs. 22, 136; Pls. XII., 3, XXVI., 1: flag, 38: v. also kibihi. Simidiya, ivory scent spray, 187. Simmam (T.), lion, 87. Sinakkāran, alum, 200. Sina mala, motif in design, 65, 95; Figs. 6, 7, 33 (11.); Pls. XXIII., 7, XXXV., 3, XXXVIII., 8.