In
Old Ceylon/Reginald Farrer. Reprint. New Delhi, AES, 1995, 351 p., plates,
$33. ISBN
81-206-1027-X.
In
Old Ceylon/Reginald Farrer. Reprint. New Delhi, AES, 1995, 351 p., plates,
$33. ISBN
81-206-1027-X.
Contents: I. Preliminaries: 1. Colombo. 2. Initiation. 3. Round Colombo. 4. Kandy. 5. In the holy of holies. 6. Gadaladeniya and peradeniya. II. The eight days’ Odyssey: from Khandy to the sacred city: 7. Matale, Aluvihara, Nalanda, Dambulla. 8. On the road to Sigiri. 9. Sigiri rock. 10. To Polonnarua. 11. Polonnarua. 12. Kalavewa, Awkana, and the sacred city. III. The sacred city: 13. Thuparama Dagaba. 14. The Princess-Abbess and the holy three. 15. Ruanweli Dagaba. 16. The three great Dagabas. 17. An Abbey and a hermitage. 18. Mihintale, the holy hill. Index.