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TIVANKA IMAGE HOUSE, POLONNARUWA, SRI LANKA
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Thivanka image house in Polonnaruwa
Thivanka Pilima Geya - Polonnaruwa
This is identified as the image house of Jetavanarama (monastery) built by King Parakramabahu the Great (1153 - 1186 A.D.). This image house belongs to the vaulted type (gedige) just as Lankatilaka and Thuparama.
The art of Polonnaruwa is an art of the elite, classic in its tenor and dignified in its form. The graceful expressions on the faces of the gods the dramatic poses in which their bodies have been cast and the delicate fingers held in equally dramatic mudras are all elements of this idiom which speaks clearly of a sophisticated social milieu.
Thuparama Image House Polonnaruwa | ථුපාරපම පිළිමගෙය - පොලොන්නරුව
Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka in the 1930's. Archive film 61378
Amateur home movie. Probably Satmahal Prasada and Siva Devale, Polonnaruwa, then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. Old buildings or temple. 1930's colour
ලංකාතිලක පිළිමගේ - පොළොන්නරුව (Lankathilaka Pilimage - Polonnaruwa)http://www.srilankaclassicart.com
ලංකාතිලක පිළිමගේ - පොළොන්නරුව (Lankathilaka Pilimage - Polonnaruwa)
Polonnaruwa Palace Complex
Lankathilaka - a monolithic Buddha image house built by king Parakramabahu the Great
Lankathila Viharaya is a Gedige type large image house build by king Parakramabahu the Great ( 1153- 1186 AD). The specialty in this structure is the two pylons at the entrance and the giant Buddha statue in side.
KÝ SỰ SRI LANKA ( journal ) - PART 10 : THÀNH PHỐ CỔ POLONNARUWA - ANCIENT ROYAL
Polonnaruwa thuộc miền Trung bắc Sri Lanka, cách thủ đô Colombo 216km, cách thành phố Kandy 140km và cách Anuradhapura 104km. Polonnaruwa là một trong những địa điểm quan trọng của Phật giáo Sri Lanka. Trong khi Anuradhapura được xem như là chiếc nôi Phật giáo, nơi đầu tiên ở xứ sở này tiếp nhận Phật giáo, thì Polon-naruwa là nơi Phật giáo hưng thịnh vào thời trung đại (thế kỷ XII), với nghệ thuật khắc tượng và kiến trúc được phát triển. Sau khi Anuradhapura bị hủy diệt vào năm 993, Polonnaruwa đã trở thành kinh đô của Sri Lanka.
Polon-naruwa là kinh đô cổ đồng thời là một trung tâm trong Tam giác văn hóa của Sri Lanka (gồm 3 thành phố cổ Polon-naruwa, Sigi-riya, Anuradha-pura). Polonnaruwa đã được vua Vijaya-bahu I chọn làm kinh đô vào thế kỷ thứ 8 và từ thế kỷ 12, nó là trung tâm của truyền thống Phật giáo Therevada ở Sri Lanka. Tổ chức Khoa học, Giáo dục và Văn hóa của Liên hiệp quốc Unesco đã công Kinh đô cổ Polonnaruwa của Sri Lanka là Di sản văn hóa thế giới năm 1982.
Vào thế kỷ thứ 12, dưới thời trị vì của Parakramabahu I (1153 - 1186), ông đã biến Polon-naruwa thành thủ đô và bắt đầu thời kỳ phát triển thành phố này. Ông cho xây các ngôi đền, cung điện khổng lồ, công viên, hồ sen và đào một hồ chứa nước rộng tới 2.400ha mà ngày nay vẫn còn được gọi là biển Parak-rama. . Nơi đây có nhiều tượng đá Đức Phật khổng lồ miêu tả những thời điểm ý nghĩa trong cuộc đời của Ngài.
Travel in Sri Lanka
Thivanka Pilimage had been built by King Parakramabahu (1153-1186) as part of the Jethavanarama Complex. Since the large image of Buddha has been curved in 3 places, this has been given the name “Thivanka” which literally means three curves. As most other structures of this era, this is too built with bricks including the statue.
Hatadageya - Polonnaruwa | හැටදා ගෙය - පොලොන්නරුව
Polonnaruwa - Gal Viharaya II
2018.12.12 ..... Polonnaruwa - Gal Viharaya ( Uttararamaya )
The Gal Vihara or rock monastery (so named after the large rock face where the four images of the Buddha were carved) was originally named Uttararama the northern monastery. It is located in Polonnaruwa, and according to the Cūḷavaṃsa was one of the more prominent of the hundred temples built throughout Lanka by King Parakramabahu I (1153-86).[1] The Cūḷavaṃsa mentions that Parakramabahu I had his workmen build three caves in the rock after finishing the temple: the Vijjadhara Guha (cave of the spirits of knowledge), the Nissina Patima Lena (cave of the sitting image), and the Nipanna Patima Guha (cave of the sleeping image).[2] Although they are described as caves, only the Vijjadhara Guha is a cave, while the others were image houses similar to the Thivanka and Lankathilaka, with their walls connected to the rock face. These walls, which were evidently decorated with frescoes,[3] have since been destroyed and only their bases now remain,[4]
By the time Parakramabahu I ascended to the throne, the Buddhist priesthood in the country was divided into three fraternities: Abhayagiri vihāra, Jetavanaramaya and Mahavihara. He held a congregation of monks to reconcile the three fraternities, and purified the order by expelling corrupt monks. With the help of the elders of each fraternity, he later drew up a katikavata (code of conduct) for Buddhist monks and recorded this in an inscription at Uttararama.[5] The area in front of the images, which now resembles a terrace, is believed to be the location of the assembly hall where this congregation was held.[1] The inscription recording the code has been carved on the flat, polished rock face between the Vijjadhara Guha and the standing image.
The Uttararama was abandoned during the fall of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. It had functioned as an educational establishment from its inception to its abandonment, being a centre of Buddhist education in the country.
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Sethapena pilimageya - Polonnaruwa | සැතපෙන පිළිමගෙය - පොලොන්නරුව
Polonnaruwa Shiva Devalaya - 02 | පොළොන්නරුව ශිව දේවාලය - 02
THUPARAMA GEDIGE, POLONNARUWA, SRI LANKA. McD'AGO
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ශිව දේවාලය අංක 01 - පොළොන්නරුව(Shiva Devalaya No 01 - Polonnaruwa)http://www.srilankaclassicart.com
ශිව දේවාලය අංක 01 - පොළොන්නරුව(Shiva Devalaya No 01 - Polonnaruwa)
Polonnaruwa - Gal Viharaya I
2018.12.12 ..... Polonnaruwa - Gal Viharaya ( Uttararamaya )
The Gal Vihara or rock monastery (so named after the large rock face where the four images of the Buddha were carved) was originally named Uttararama the northern monastery. It is located in Polonnaruwa, and according to the Cūḷavaṃsa was one of the more prominent of the hundred temples built throughout Lanka by King Parakramabahu I (1153-86).[1] The Cūḷavaṃsa mentions that Parakramabahu I had his workmen build three caves in the rock after finishing the temple: the Vijjadhara Guha (cave of the spirits of knowledge), the Nissina Patima Lena (cave of the sitting image), and the Nipanna Patima Guha (cave of the sleeping image).[2] Although they are described as caves, only the Vijjadhara Guha is a cave, while the others were image houses similar to the Thivanka and Lankathilaka, with their walls connected to the rock face. These walls, which were evidently decorated with frescoes,[3] have since been destroyed and only their bases now remain,[4]
By the time Parakramabahu I ascended to the throne, the Buddhist priesthood in the country was divided into three fraternities: Abhayagiri vihāra, Jetavanaramaya and Mahavihara. He held a congregation of monks to reconcile the three fraternities, and purified the order by expelling corrupt monks. With the help of the elders of each fraternity, he later drew up a katikavata (code of conduct) for Buddhist monks and recorded this in an inscription at Uttararama.[5] The area in front of the images, which now resembles a terrace, is believed to be the location of the assembly hall where this congregation was held.[1] The inscription recording the code has been carved on the flat, polished rock face between the Vijjadhara Guha and the standing image.
The Uttararama was abandoned during the fall of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. It had functioned as an educational establishment from its inception to its abandonment, being a centre of Buddhist education in the country.
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[Wikipedia] Polonnaruwa Vatadage
The Polonnaruwa Vatadage is an ancient structure dating back to the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa of Sri Lanka. It is believed to have been built during the reign of Parakramabahu I to hold the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha or during the reign of Nissanka Malla of Polonnaruwa to hold the alms bowl used by the Buddha. Both these venerated relics would have given the structure a great significance and importance at the time. Located within the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, it is the best preserved example of a vatadage in the country, and has been described as the ultimate development of this type of architecture. Abandoned for several centuries, excavation work at the Polonnaruwa Vatadage began in 1903.
Built for the protection of a small stupa, the structure has two stone platforms decorated with elaborate stone carvings. The lower platform is entered through a single entrance facing the north, while the second platform can be accessed through four doorways facing the four cardinal points. The upper platform, surrounded by a brick wall, contains the stupa. Four Buddha statues are seated around it, each facing one of the entrances. Three concentric rows of stone columns had also been positioned here, presumably to support a wooden roof. The entire structure is decorated with stone carvings. Some of the carvings at the Polonnaruwa Vatadage, such as its sandakada pahanas, are considered to be the best examples of such architectural features. Although some archaeologists have suggested that it also had a wooden roof, this theory is disputed by others.
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