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Plan 5.1 The foundation plan of the Alahana Pirivena in Polonnaruwa. This hospital was used from the time of King Parakramabahu ...

Fig. 5.4. A few pairs of metal scissors, found in excavations, among the ruins of the hospital buildings in Alahana Pirivena in ...

Illustration 5.1. A drawing made by an artist to show the way the ancient Devalaya, which was found in Galpaya, must have existe ...

Fig. 5.5. The ruins of an ancient Devalaya, discovered in a place named Pallebadde Galpaya in Sabaragamuwa province. This was bu ...

two parts were introduced as ‘Purapakshaya’ and ‘Awapakshaya’ respectively. The terms Duruthu, Navam, Medin, were used to name t ...

Fig. 5.6 This elephant lamp made of bronze was discov- ered from Kotawehera, Dedigama in Kegalle District. The oil in the lamp i ...

6. Historical Knowledge and Its Practical Application Introduction Any society exists in a balanced manner based on knowledge. T ...

Chat 6.1. A chart which shows the social organization that existed in ancient Sri Lanka. (The extract is from an essay of profes ...

Illustration 6.1 Sri Lankan kings got the things such as money given to the temples and information relevant to the law written ...

Our kings acted with good understanding to make laws, implement those laws and to supervise those laws when they are used practi ...

I Fig 6.1 One of the oldest coins used in Sri Lanka. They were known as Hasebu coins. They were produced in India. Those coins w ...

Fig. 6.2. This is known as the Elephant and Swastika coin. This coin too was used in ancient Sri Lanka. Aricanuts and betel sho ...

law is practised in Sri Lanka. It was introduced to our country a long time later. 6.3 Finance and Exchange Here, the exchange m ...

it the words ‘Ran Devisi Kalanday’ have been engraved. Those letters belonged either to the 8th or 9th century A.D. ‘Kalanda’ is ...

Fig 6.4. This drawing displays a group of people eating delicious food. This was drawn in the 19th century A.D. This can be seen ...

Fig 6.6. Our ancestors paid great attention to the environment. They always attempted to protect the environment. This drawing d ...

stones were used to colour their skin. It reveals that women, who lived three thousand years ago spent their time to increase th ...

jathihu katu ethi rukaya”. Apart from the three methods of cooking Bedum (frying), Mellum (cook in a half way, specially kinds o ...

In the ancient time Sri Lankans were very attentive to their food. It seems that they had paid much attention to food and health ...

Important Facts  Our ancient society was systematically organized. As it was formed in a way in which the power went down from ...