History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s17.7
History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s17.7
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v1.c19.s17.7
The reports made to the pilgrims were evidently exaggerated or vague and misunderstood; and if Srî-Sailam were the site of this wonderful monastery, there are no traces of Buddhism there now. The earliest structures were possibly of wood, and the place has been often destroyed. It was near Chandraguptapur, the capital of an early kingdom of Srî-Sailam, occasionally mentioned in inscriptions.