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The Tämpiṭavihāras of Sri LankaElevated Image-Houses in Buddhist Architec…
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Kapila D. Silva, Dhammika P. Chandrasekara, Amos Rapoport

The ?ämpi?avih?ras of Sri Lanka focuses on one distinctive Buddhist architectural practice from pre-modern Sri Lanka – the construction of Buddha image-houses on elevated wooden platforms supported by stone pillars. As a centre of Buddhism, Sri Lanka has a rich tradition of erecting Buddha image-houses, the origin of which dates to the fifth century. Yet, the ?ämpi?avih?ra tradition only ex…

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