Beyond the Seeing Eye: The Mahathupa of Lanka : an InsightInsight into the architecture technology of Ruwanweliseya Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. |
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Abhayagiri Amendra ancient Anuradhapura appears Arahant Arahant Mahinda architect architecture asavas aspect atamasthana atoms base layers bhikkhus Bodh Gaya Bodhi tree Bodhi-tree brotherhood Buddha Buddhist building capacitor cetiya Ceylon Chapter chatra chatravali Chronicle clouds colour conjectured copper crystal cubits dagaba depicted Devanampiyatissa devices Dhamma Dhuttagamani dome earth earthquakes eight electrical charges electro-magnetic electrons energy enshrining feet finial five-finger ornament flowers footnotes foundation stone four Freund gems gold gravity ground India insulator island Jetawana King Devanampiyatissa known landscape light Mahaparinibbana Sutta Mahathupa Mahavamsa Mahavamsa records Mahavihara Manjusri materials mentioned metal monumental mountain-crystal Naga p-hole Pali Paranavitana parasol perhaps pillar pinnacle plate present quaking quartz radiation refers reign relic chamber relic-chamber Ruwanweliseya sacred relics sapphire semi-conductor Shereen silicon silver Sinhala Sinhala language Sinhalese Smither Sri Lanka Sri Maha Bodhi structure stupa Sutta thera thupa Thuparama Thupavamsa transistor translation upakila vases Vesak waves wondrous events