Palm leaf, also known as Ola leaf, has been the chief writing material as well as the principal career of knowledge in Sri Lanka from early Anuradhapura period to 20thth century, for more than 2300 years. Even in this ...

Since ancient times, the geo-political regions of Kumaon, Garhwal and Himanchal Pradesh have been the centre stage of culture and life of many ethnic communities. The Bhotiyas of central Himalaya, one of the ethnic communities ...

Hereby, attention is focused on the study of the monetary transactions in the Anurādhapura period which runs from the 6th B.C. to 1017 A.C. In order to understand the nature of the internal trade of the Anuradhapura period, ...

Rituals and magic were more significant fact in the pre-colonial mode of production. Arrival of colonialism displaced their practical value and usage by superimposing capitalism over that mode of production. Therefore, ...

Pokunuwita Kithsirimewan Rajamaha Viharaya is a protected monument which has great significance from historical and archaeological aspects. It is located in the Pokunuwita village, Horana division (Kalutara District, Western ...

The term apparajakkha that often occurs together with maharajakkha in the Pali canon is one of debatably interpreted terms in the commentaries i.e. Atthakathā-s). This term that uses as an adjective to specify the people ...