Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.99

c35.99

Mahā Sammata, name of the first king of the Sūrya race, mythical first king of Ceylon, 79, 246, 247. Mahā-thūpa, ‘great stūpa,’ viz. the Ruvanveli Dāgaba, 6. Mahavalatenna, S. D., 118, 229. Mahavalatenna, near Balangoda, Sab., keyplate from, Fig. 107, 1; brass handle from, Fig. 124: brass founders’ workshop, Pl. V. Mahāvamsa, ‘The Great Chronicle,’ the history of Ceylon, ‘composed equally for the amazement and delight of good men,’ 1, 2: compiled, 2, 7: building of the Ruvanveli Dāgaba by Duṭṭha Gāmaṇī, 3-6: Jeṭṭhatissa II., Buddhadāsa, Kassapa, Sigiriya, 7: sources, 7: Parākrama Bāhu I., 8: Tamil ravages, 8: message of Parākrama Bāhu to his son regarding the restoration of Polonnaruva, 9: bird-shaped houses, 9: buildings of Narēndra Simha, 11, 12: princes ‘one with the religion and the people,’ 13: craftsmen in perahera, 38: gifts to craftsmen, 56: painting of eyes of images by the king, 72: painting on cloth, 72, 73: read at a nētra pinkama, 77: Viśvakarma mentioned, 79, 79: decorated theatre of Parākrama Bāhu I., 98: use of vermilion, 111: wall of the bō-maluva in Kandy, like a string of pearls adorning the neck of a fair woman, 119: bridges, 134, 136: stone statue of Buddha at Gaṅgārāma, 148: ‘trivaṅka’ images, 160: epic of Duṭṭha Gāmaṇī, 162: out-of-door rock paintings at Riḍī Vihāra, 165: art and craft and civic grandeur, 172-176: Riḍī Vihāra, account of work at, 173, 174: painted vases, 177: ivory-wrought pavilion of Parākrama Bāhu I., 184: royal presents, 213: jewellery and gold plate, 214: aborigines spinning, 232: giving of kathina robes, 236: mentioned, 37, 258, 262. Mahāvāsala, ‘Great Gate,’ i.e. the palace, court, 78. Mahaveli Gaṅga, largest river in Ceylon, 39. Mahā Vihāra, a Temple of the Tooth built by Vijaya Bāhu in the thirteenth century, not now remaining, 174. Mahā Viṣṇu Dēvāle, Kandy, origin of perahera, 6: gifts by Rājadhi Rāja Simha, 13, 188: names of Basnāyaka Nilamevaru, 14, 180: annual revenue, 27: perahera, 38, 39: painting on wall, 84: chests in, 138: Algama sannasa, 186, 207: jaya saka, 188: palanquin with damascened fittings, 195, 206: Fig. 128: inauguration ceremony of a king, 209: embroidered sēsata, 237; Pl. XLI., 2. Mahena Galladda, a craftsman, 264. Mahikāntāva, Mihikata, Earth Goddesses, 43, 168, 248. Mahinda, son or brother of Aśoka, apostle of Buddhism in Ceylon, 2, 3. Mahinda V., a weak king in the eleventh century, 8. Mahivaṅgama, town and shrine, 173. Maitrī Bōdhisattva (Metteiya Bodhisatta, P.), ‘The Friendly One,’ the next Buddha, representations of, 42, 148, 168, 173: identified with Nātha Deviyō, 46. Makara, a mythical animal, description in Rūpāvaliya, flag of Anaṅga, sign of the zodiac, distinct from kibihi, etc., 84: mentioned in Gaṇa Devi Hella, 172: in jewellery, 211: illustrated, Fig. 17: Early Indian form at Barāhat, Fig. 18. Makara-mālaya, ‘makara-garland,’ a kind of necklace, 84, 211; Pl. XLIX., 11. Makara-toraṇa, ‘makara-arch,’ 84: shrine for an image, 141: on ‘moonstone’ at Beligala, 145: set over images, 150; at Laṅkātilaka, Pl. VIIIA: well drawn at Keḷaniya, 168: degenerate use on ivory casket, 186: mentioned in pottery craft song, 230: origin of, 84, 253. Makkama, 247. Makul, called also kovā makul, term loosely applied to any white gritty clay, but properly hydro-magnesite obtained in a cave near Maturaṭa, used as a white paint, 164, 166: mentioned in potter’s song, 231: see also Davy, ‘Travels in Ceylon,’ pp. 27, 251. Makul gal-lēna, the cave near Maturaṭa, whence makul is obtained.