Padhanaghara – These were ancient buildings used by
the Buddhist monks to be engaged in deep meditations.
The Padhanagharas were built by connecting two
buildings, with a moat around it, with a small bridge.
The Perimiyamkulam inscription, made by king
Vasabha, mentions a Padhanaghara named Sudassana.
Such Padhanagharas can be seen in places like
Ritigala, Manakanda, and Anuradhapura. The word
“Dvithwa Vedika Godanegily (Bi-platform buildings)”
is also used to name ‘Padhanaghara’.
Poogaya – The meaning of the Sanskrit word ‘Pooga’
is a council or a panel consisting of some people. The
word ‘Pooga’ has been written in ancient inscriptions
to introduce ‘the council of the merchants’. The word
‘Niyamasthana (Niyamathana)’ too has been used in
the inscriptions with the same meaning.
Cufic Arab Letters – The word ‘Cufic’ means the
original form of various Arab scripts. That script style
got developed centering the Kuffa city in Iraq in the
seventh century A.D. Cufic letters were used to copy the
sacred Quran which is the religious text of the Muslim
devotees. Several tombstones written with these scripts
have been discovered in Sri Lanka too.