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| The beauty of the moonstone. |
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| Written by Administrator | |
| Saturday, 27 October 2007 | |
 The Moonstone (Sandakada Pahana) is a stone carving found in the ancient ruin cities of Sri Lanka. Its name has been derived . From its shape of a crescent (half moon ) and it is found at the foot of a series of steps leading to temples, monasteries or palaces.
Although this stone slab did not depict any carvings during the early Anuradhapura era, it later acquired very ornate carvings and turned in to a work of art. The carvings include a lotus at the centre, a line of swans, a line of animals comprising lion , horses, elephants and bulls, and another line of decorative leaf work ( liyawel). Although this line- up continued to be the same during the Polonnaruwa era, the only defference was that the images of bulls were removed. It is though that the bull was removed due to the Hindu influence which was strong during this era (the bull is a holy animal to Hindus, so treading on its image is not done) Trackback(0)
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