Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.65

c35.65

Gaḍalādeṇiya Vihāra, 39, 120, 145, 146: services of tenants, 76: parasatu, mythical tree mentioned in rock inscription, 94: key-plate from, Fig. 107, VIII.: Dēvāle roof, Pl. VII., 2. Gaḍola, a brick, 225. Gaha, gas, pl. gas, a tree, plant. Gahalagamboḍa, a village, 180. Gahalaya, menial servant, 22. Gahōniya, a bell-shaped cover of cotton material, placed over offering or dues (peṇum, q.v.) carried on a yoke to an overlord or temple, used at Alutsal Maṅgalya, 40: represented at Degaldoruva, 168, 233: described, 233: illustrated, Pl. XXIX., 6. Gaja Bāhu I., A.D. 113-135, invaded S. India, introduced Pattini worship, brought back captives, 6: craftsmen probably amongst the latter, 6, 62. Gaja-siṁhaya, ‘elephant-lion,’ mythical lion with elephant’s head and trunk, flag of Nuvara-kalāviya, 38: described, 88: carved in wood, 129: in stone, as a balustrade, 146: in ivory at Riḍi Vihāra, 185: illustrated, Fig. 25. Gal-biṇḍuva, ‘gem-dot,’ (not ‘set gem’ as translated on p. 108), a border motif derived from gems set in rows, described, 108: in lac-work, 217: illustrated, Fig. 63: prototype, on rim of cup, Pl. XLII., 5; Pl. XLIIIA, 1. Gala, pl. gal, stone, rock, gem. Galēhi (Cyperus corymbosus), a grass used by mat-weavers, 244, 245. Galēveva, a village, 180. Galiheḍa, potter’s stone, 230. Galladda, pl. galladdō, a jeweller, painter, mason, etc., a superior craftsman, 54, 64: one proficient in five crafts called silpācariya, ‘master of craft,’ 68: an ivory-carver, 184: also served in Kuruvē Dept., see Bell, Kēgalla Report, p. 113. Galmaḍuva Geḍigē Vihāra, a stone and brick vihāra, built in a Hindu style, at Galmaḍuva, in the Central Province, 146. Gal-oruva, a stone trough for dyeing priests’ robes. Gal-piyuma, ‘gem-flower,’ ‘gem-lotus,’ a border motif resembling gal-biṇḍu, q.v., on woven cloths, 234: on grass mats, 245, Fig. 143. Gal-sannasa, a charter or grant cut on stone, at Asgiriya, 13: at Gaḍalādeṇiya, 94: at Dambulla, 264: at Devanagala, 264. Gal-tora paṇaya, stock drill, a carpenter’s tool, 142: stone weight, 147: a smith’s tool, 194: illustrated, Fig. 91: in use, Pl. V., 6. Gal-vaḍuva, pl. gal-vaḍuvō, stone-mason, their rank as craftsmen, 54: their numbers, 55: often of Indian derivation, 114, 144: name of a mason recorded in an inscription, 264. Galveva, a village, 180. Gal-vihāraya, a cave temple (Buddhist), 117: see also Dambulla, Degaldoruva, Riḍi Vihāra, Danagirigala. Gama, pl. gam, a village. Gama-rala, the headman of a village, generally an hereditary office in the family of the principal tenant, 30, 263. Gamboge (Garcinia morella, Desr.), v. gokaṭu. Game-boards, 138, 140: illustrated, Pls. XII., 1-3, XLI., 4. Game cloths, 238. Games, 268. Gammahe, headman of a village, 60. Gammalu (Pterocarpus marsupium, Roxb.), 181. Gampola, a town in the C.P., at one time the Sinhalese capital, 9: craftsmen from, working at Beligala, 144: golden image stolen from Niyangampaha Vihāra, 148. Gam-sabhava, village tribunal, 30; held in the village ambalama, 117. Gam-vasama, gan-vasama, tenants of the second rank, 54: their duties, 24. Gaṇa Devi Heḷla, a sort of Gospel of the Infant Gaṇeśa, in verse, a school book, 51: descriptions of paintings quoted, 89, 172: plaster referred to, 89, 166, 172. Gaṇa Dēviyo, Gaṇeśa, worshipped, 46, 72. Gaṇapati kōvil, a temple for the worship of Gaṇeśa, 127. Gaṇaṭa, a village in the C.P., 180. Gaṇḍa, knob, knop, part of a writing style, 208: Fig. 129.