Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c4.2

c4.2

CHAP. I. THE SINHALESE PEOPLE. Ramāyana. Skanda Purāna. Vijaya. Kuvēni. Introduction of Buddhism. The sacred Bo-tree. Elāla. Duttha Gāmani. The Brazen Palace. Ruvanveli Dāgaba. The Tooth-relic. Jetthatissa. Buddhadāsa. Sigiri. Polonnaruva. Parākrama Bāhu the Great. Tamil invasions. Totagomuva. The Portuguese. Division into Kandyan and Low-country Sinhalese. Rāja Simha I. Rāja Simha II. Robert Knox. Narēndra Simha. Kirti Srī Rāja Simha. Rājadhi Rāja Simha. English occupation of the Low-country. Vikrama Rāja Simha. British rule. What might have been. Disintegration of religion and society. Education. Final decline of art.