Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.6

c35.6

Annasāmi Stapati Rayar, a Tanjore craftsman, 69. Anurādhapura, early history, 3-9: pilgrimages, 20: decorative art, 95, 98, 101, 106, 110: architecture, 114, 144-6, 184: statues plastered, 149, 259: outdoor paintings, 178: cotton traded to, 235: Fig. 38. Anuruddha śataka, a Buddhist work, 51. Aparagōyānaya, mythical continent W. of Mt. Meru, 94. Appala, appala poḍi, earthen dish, 220. Appliqué, v. embroidery. Apprenticeship, 63 seq. Apsara, a heavenly nymph, 82. Arab trade, 29. Āracci, a village headman, 20. Āracci Paṇḍitayalagē, name of a potter, 219. Aralu (Terminalia chebula), myrobalan, ingredient of plaster, 118, 119: of black dye, 244: -malaya, ‘araḷu-seed garland,’ 211. Arch (toraṇa, q.v.), constructional, at Gaḷmaḍuva, 146. Archæology and art, 257. Architecture, Chs. V., VI., VII.; Pls. VII., VIIA, VIII., IX.: bird-shaped houses, 9, 262: bridges, 136: ceilings and roofs, 118: ceremonies, 79, 120 seq.: ḍagabas, 118: dēvāles, 120: domestic, 114; Fig. 70: military, 120: modern official, 17, 255: palace, 115, 116: rest-house, 116: typically wooden, resembling Nepalese, etc., rather than Dravidian, 114, 129: verandah, 117, 118, 131; Figs. 71, 72: vihāras, 117. Arecanut slicers, 195, 203; Pl. XLVI., 1-9. Arhat, an adept, a Buddhist ascetic who has attained self-conquest: painted representations, 169, 173. Arimbuva, a border motif, circles between lines, 107, 109, 185; Fig. 63, IV.; Pl. XXXV., 5, 6, etc. Ariṣṭa śataka, v. Yoga śataka. Armoury, royal, 207: v. also raṅkaḍu paṭṭala, avudha-gē. Arrow, borne by king as an emblem of State, Pl. XXII.: -heads, 25, made for veḍḍas, 57: -makers, ī-vaḍuvō, lac-workers, q.v.