Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.16

c35.16

Beṟeṇḍi Kōvil, remains of Hindu temple nr. Sītāvaka, 114, 144, 145: any temple so-called, 127. Betel, (bulat veḷa, Piper betle, L.), commonly chewed, 33: -bags, v. bulat-payiya, -malla: -dishes, v. bulat taṭuva. Beylié, Général L. de, 268. Bezel, setting of a gem, 210. Bhadra Nātha (=Kārtikēya), 112. Bhaga, measure=4 or 4 1/2 aṅgal, 113, 152. Bhakti śataka, v. Bauddha śataka. Bhanavāra, metrical term, 181. Bhāskarācārya, Indian astronomer, 205. Bhayam-kāra, ‘the horror,’ name of a pattern, Fig. 143. Bheṟuṇḍaya (pakshaya), double-headed bird, flag of Three Kōrales, 31: motif in design, 85, 211; Figs. 18A, 104; Pls. XXIII., 6, XLVIII., 6. Bhōjana śālava, refectory, at Malvatte, 134. Bhūmi Nāga, Earth Serpent, 126. Bhūmi Dēvi, Earth Goddess (Mahikāntāva), 40, 70. Bhutas, a class of goblins or demigods, 113. Bhuvaneka Bāhu I., 6. Bible-boxes, Dutch, 138. Bimbisāra, king of Magadha in time of Buddha, 5, 259. Binduva, ‘dot,’ motif in design, 103, 217. Birds in art, 89, 113, 262: lamps, 203; Fig. 126: part of loom, 235: woven on cotton cloths, 235: on Dumbara mats, 244, 248: jewellery, 211; Fig. 130: bird-shaped houses, 9, 262: various representations, Pls. XIV., XV., XXIX., XXX., XXXII., XXXIV., XXXV., XXXVIII., XLVIII. Birdwood, Sir G., 16, 137, 189, 210, 218. Bisōvela Vihāra, Kēgalla Dist., Sab., 114. Bissa, pl. bihi, round granary, 116; Pl. VII. Blacksmiths, duties, 25, 55, 76, 193, 194: tools, 194. Blake, Sir Henry, 115. Blow-pipe, jewellers’, 208. Boa, 230. Bō-asvatta, =bō-gaha, q.v. Bodhisatva, Bodisat, Buddha elect, future Buddha, 42.