Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.88
Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.88
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Karanḍuva, reliquary in the form of a dāgaba, 31, 147, 165. Karavira, unguent spot of eye, 155. Karava, fisher, caste, 22. Kariya-karaṇa-rala, bailiff of a manor, 205. Karma, ‘works,’ law of cause and effect, 40. Karṇa sūtra, ear plumb-line, 152; Fig. 95. Kārtikēya, son of Śiva, 1, 46, 112. Karti maṅgalyaya, festival of lights, Hindu Dipavali, 37, 39, 76, 133, 264. Kartri, agent, craftsman, 74. Kāru, ‘workman,’ n. of Viśvakarma, 78. Kassapa, 7. Kastanaya, sword, 36. Kasyāpa, 246. Kataragama Dēvale, 1, 38, 76, 149: Dēviyō, =Kārtikēya, q.v. Kaṭaraya, drip line cut over a cave, 117. Kaṭa sūtra, loin plumb-line, 156. Kathāvastu Prakaraṇa, a collection of Buddhist stories, 92, 93. Kaṭhina robes, spun, made, and presented to priests in one day, 236. Katiraya, sticks laid crosswise, thus, X (Clough): katuru or katiri mala, ‘katiri flower,’ motif in design, 94: Fig. 33 (VIII). Kaṭṭādiya, devil-dancing priest, etc., 46, 79. Katu-mal-heḍa, crossed canes of looms, 235. Katuru-mala (? =kartri mala), 65; Fig. 7: (=? katiri mala), v. katiraya. Kaṭuva, any sharp tool, as a chisel, awl, 142: pol-kaṭuva, coconut-shell, q.v. Kava-kaṭuva, compasses, 142. Kavērī, Cauvery, one of the seven sacred rivers of India, 74. Kavi-pada, verse, 246. Kebella (Aporosa Lindleyana), 244. Keccagama, amulet worn on upper arm, 210; Pl. XLIX., 13. Kēgalla, 117, 196, 218: a Dist. of Sabaragamuva, described by H. C. P. Bell, in an archæological ‘Report on the Kēgalla District,’ passim. Kehelvala, Vihāra, C.P., 78. Kēkulu mala, flower in bud, 94. Kēkuna oil, oil of Canarium zeylanicum, 164. Kēlaṇiya, a Vihāra (and former city) nr. Colombo, 43, 81, 94, 95, 97, 99, 102, 164, 168, 218, 221, 222, 226; Figs. 42, 137; Pls. VIIA, XIV., 3, 4, 7. Keṇḍiya, spouted water vessel, with lid, 203, 205, 206: copper, gem-set, from Riḍi V., Pl. XLIIIA, 1: silver, from Maha Dēvāle, Pl. XLII., 4: used to pour water in confirmation of gifts, as in Pl. I. Kenmura days at dēvāles, 26. Keppiṭipola, T. B., Basnāyaka Nilame of Embekke Dēvāle, 110, 111, 239; Figs. 8, 95 A. Keppiṭiya (Croton aromaticus), 215: -lakaḍa, stick lac from do., 167, 181, 215-217. Keragala, 10. Kēsara simha, shaggy lion, lion proper, 86. Kessellena, 21. Kēṭa sakkiya, or sakshiya, token of grant, 213, 268. Key (yaturu-mudda, Lewis), 96, 196; Fig. 35; Pls. XLIIIA, 5, XLIV., 8. Key-plate (māna tahaḍuva), 196, 200; Figs. 104-107, 118-121; Pl. XLIIIA, 5. Kibihi mūna, lion face, occupying position of keystone in makara arch, 86, 110; Fig. 23; Pl. XI., 5, 6. Kikiriṇḍi (Eclipta erecta), leaves used in colouring iron, 64. Killoṭa, pl. killoṭa, lime boxes, 195, 205; Pls. XLVI., 10-16. Kiṇḍura, mythical man-bird, 8, 81, 82, 113, 230; Figs. 10, 11: Jātakaya, 81, 168. King, relations to people, and position as monarch, 13, 14, 15, 19, 75, 77, 92: inauguration ceremonies, 209: dress, v. dress: letters, 53, 264: presents from, and offerings to temples, 75, 213: paints eyes of images, 73: patronage of crafts, 70, 75, 206, 207: ‘king’s towns,’ v. gabaḍāgama. King-post roof, 121, 130. Kiṇigama, 219. Kiṇissa, pl. kiṇisi, water ladle, dipper, 32, 116, 139, 184, 221: silver and ivory example at S. Kensington, 184; Pl. XLI., 3. Kiṇṇara (P.), v. kiṇḍura. Kiṇṇaraya, mat-weaver, caste, 22, 54: work of, 243, 244; Pls. III., XXXIV.; craft-song, 246. Kiravella, a village, 180.
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