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Visual arts in Sri Lanka refers to a variety of visual art forms, including as painting, drawing, sculpture architecture and other visual arts from the ancient time to modern Sri Lanka. The history of visual art of Sri Lanka has long history, starting from the 2nd or 3rd century BC to the present day. [1]
A detail of gods in First Sermon at Dambulla Temple. Kandyan era frescoes are mural paintings created during the Kingdom of Kandy (1469–1815) in Sri Lanka, a time when kings gave a special place to arts and literature.
Nissanka Malla (Sinhala: නිස්සංක මල්ල), also known as Keerti Nissanka and Kalinga Lokesvara was a king of Polonnaruwa who ruled the country from 1187 to 1196. [1] He is known for his architectural constructions such as the Nissanka Lata Mandapaya, Hatadage and Rankot Vihara, as well as for the refurbishment of old temples ...
The word vannam comes from the Sinhala word varnana ('descriptive praise'). Ancient Sinhala texts refer to a considerable number of vannam that were only sung; later they were adapted to solo dances, each expressing a dominant idea. History reveals that the Kandyan king Sri Weeraparakrama Narendrasinghe gave considerable encouragement to dance ...
Guththila Kawya (Sinhala: ගුත්තිල කාව්ය, Anglicized: Guttila Kāvya) is a book of poetry written in the period of the Kingdom of Kotte (1412-1597) by Weththewe Thero. [ 1 ] The book is based on a story of previous birth of Gautama Buddha mentioned on Guththila Jataka in Jataka tales of Gautama Buddha.
Note the absence of the bull and lion. An invasion by Rajendra I in 1017 AD brought a large part of the country under the control of the Chola empire . [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The country was under Chola rule until 1055 AD, [ 9 ] and the Sri Lankan culture was heavily influenced by South Indian customs and traditions, including the Hindu religion. [ 10 ]
The Sinhala script (Sinhala: සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාව, romanized: Siṁhala Akṣara Mālāva), also known as Sinhalese script, is a writing system used by the Sinhalese people and most Sri Lankans in Sri Lanka and elsewhere to write the Sinhala language as well as the liturgical languages Pali and Sanskrit. [3]
Notes National animal: Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) There is no official national animal in Sri Lanka even though the elephant, lion, and Grizzled giant squirrel are locally considered as such. Lions are the most celebrated animal for Sinhalese people, symbolising heraldry. The Sri Lankan lion is a prehistoric subspecies of ...