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The number of stone inscriptions that have been found in Sri Lanka to date is over 4000. Considering their locations and their appearances, for the ease of studying, they are classified as follows: 1. Cave Inscriptions 2. Rock Inscriptions (Giri lipi) Galpotha inscription. 3. Slab Inscriptions (Puwaru lipi) 4. pile inscriptions (Tam lipi)
The Galle Trilingual Inscription is a stone tablet with an inscription in three languages, Chinese, Tamil and Persian, located in Galle, Sri Lanka. Dated 15 February 1409, it was installed by the Chinese admiral Zheng He in Galle during his grand voyages .
All caves with drip-ledges and stone inscriptions, rock inscriptions, Stupa and ruins of buildings [17] Nayagala Aranya Senasana: Karavilakanatte: Medagama: Buttala: 6 June 2008: The four drip ledged caves, ponds, stone water spout and Stupa mound [5] Neelagiri Purana Vihara: Medapitiya: Bibile: 22 November 2002: Drip ledged cave [2] Neluwagala ...
Caves, inscriptions and ruins of buildings [5] Veheragala Archaeological Site: 49 Veheragala: Lunugamvehera: 22 July 2011: Rock Stone with archaeological remains, including stone pillars, sacred-foot stone, rock inscription, base stone, Buddha statue made of stone, stupa, mound, flight of steps, ruin hillocks and amulet-stone [27] Veheragoda Stupa
The pillar inscription was created during the reign of King Udaya IV. [1] [2] It was recorded that the trade had been practised in the market town of Hopitigama.According to the inscription, the traders and the householders of Hopitigama had submitted a petition outlining corruption and bribes done by the village chief, to King Udaya when he visited the Mahiyangana pagoda.
The archaeological heritage of Sri Lanka can be divided into three ages; Prehistoric (Stone-age), Protohistoric (Iron Age), and historical period. The presence of man activities in Sri Lanka probably dates from 75,000 years ago (late Pleistocene period). Prehistoric sites which are presently identified in the country are distributed from the ...
Thonigala Rock Inscriptions (Sinhala: තෝනිගල සෙල් ලිපිය) are two Elu-language inscriptions engraved on a rock situated in Anamaduwa of Sri Lanka, written in Brahmi alphabet. Each inscription is about 100 feet long and each letter is about one feet in height and engraved about one inch deep in to the rock. [1]
Lanka Pabbatha Gallen Raja Maha Vihara: Walipathyaaya: No. 260/B Walipathyaaya: Balangoda: 30 December 2011: All the drip-ledged caverns with stone inscriptions in the premises [3] Lendora Raja Maha Vihara: Belimaliyedda: Weligepola: 22 November 2002 [7] Madarasinharama Vihara: Kandangamuwa: No. 136-A, Kandangamuwa: Eheliyagoda: 6 June 2008 ...