Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.3

c35.3

*Abharaṇaya*, insignia of a deviyo, 120: jewellery. *Abharaṇa heppuva*, a lacquered turned box for insignia, regalia or other jewellery, 139, 200, 217; Pl. XIII., 3. *Abharaṇa paṭṭala*, ‘Jewellery Workshop,’ a division of the royal craftsmen, 56. *Abharaṇa peṭṭiya*, =*abharaṇa heppuva*, q.v. *Abhayagiriya Dagaba*, remains of painting at, 178. *Abhidhamma*, a Buddhist work, 172. Aboriginal inhabitants, 1. Acanthus, in Gk. art derived from lotus, 260. *Acariya, acāriya*, an expert: a craftsman, the caste so-called, 21, 168, 215: particularly a blacksmith, 25, 54. *Accuva*, a pattern, stencil, 166: a pottery stamp, 226. *Ācarilla Dityaya*, a painter, 73. Adam’s Peak, 117: see Samaṇala. *Ādara-koṇḍu*, plain lines in lac-work, 217; Pl. XXVII. *Adhama*, small (images), 154. *Adhyoga*, a kind of dwelling allowed to priests, 262. *Adigār*, (*adikārama*), vizier: present at dedication of a temple by the king, 14: duties, 19, 20, 144: hats, 33: in Kandy perahera, 38: attendant on king, Pl. XXII. *Aḍiya*, foot, a unit of measurement, 142. *Aḍukku* (pl.), cooked provisions due to landlord, 24: -kat, yoke loads of such provisions borne by other tenants, 26. *Adyār*, Theosophical Society’s library, 69. Affrontment (*Wappenstil*, G.), design motif of two animals facing, with a tree or other object between them, 90, 97, 110; Fig. 66; Pls. VII., 9, XXIII., 2, XXIX., 7, XXXIX., 2. Agni, Regent of the S.E. quarter, 72. Agriculture, 24, 26-29: implements, 32, 140: songs, 31. *Agula*, bolt, 133, 134; Figs. 80-82; Pl. XI., 2. *Agul-kaṇuva*, bolt-post, 133, 134; Fig. 80; Pl. IX., 9. *Ahu* (*Morinda tinctoria*), wood affording a yellow dye, 245. Ajaṇṭā, paintings in the caves of (2nd—7th centuries A.D.), representation of *kinnara*, 81: naturalism, 95: compared with paintings at Sīgiriya, 178, 179. *Ajapāla*, tree beneath which the Buddha sat during the fifth week of the *sat-satiya*, q.v., Pl. XVIII. *Akatti karukku* (T.), an elementary form used by Tamil craftsmen for teaching drawing, 69; Fig. 10. Akbar the Great, founder of the Mughal Empire (1556-1605), a connoisseur, 206. *Akuramboḍa*, a village, 75. Alabaster images from Burma, 150. *Ālakamaṇḍā*, palace of the ruler of the mythical city of Ālaka, 8. *Alakēśvaraya*, 264. *Alatte* women, women of a *gikiyana paṅguva*, dancers, 220. *Ālavaka*, a demon converted by Buddha, 5. *Ālavaka damanaya*, a work relating the circumstances of Ālavaka’s conversion, 123. *Alavatugoḍa*, a village in the C.P., 180, 194. Alexander the Great and the flower maidens, 94.