Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c4.3

c4.3

CHAP. II. SOCIAL ECONOMY OF THE KANDYAN SINHALESE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. Government. Justice. Character. Castes. Service tenure of land. Manors. “The Ploughman fit to rule a kingdom.” Dutch trade. Muhammadans. Agriculture. Manorial organization. Agricultural songs. Domestic architecture. Furniture. Costume. Character. Four annual festivals. Buddhism. Jātakas. The priesthood. Dēvāles. Buddhism and art.