[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Mediaeval Sinhalese Art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908) › c7.26 # Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c7.26 Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c7.26 - **Language:** English ### [c7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908.c7.26) \*Heva vasama\*. The military class. Their services were similar to those of the \*Atapaṭṭu vasama\*, in addition to felling, dragging and guarding timber. In Kandy they kept guard at the \*daṇḍu maḍuva\*, or palace timber shed. These were also called \*dunu-kāra vasama\*, lit. archers. Bravery in battle was rewarded by titles and grants of land. - [Previous: c7.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908.c7.25) - [Next: c7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908.c7.27) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908.c7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908.c7.26) · Pramāṇa