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  • Cultural and Social Nexus between the Elephants and Sri Lankan Society since Ancient Times 
    Katupotha, J.; Kodituwakku, K. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephants being highly social mammals have been identified as a 'Natural Treasure' since ancient times in many Asian countries. Due to population increase and consequent loss of elephant natural habitat, human-elephant ...
  • Depiction of Elephants in Temples in Vidarbha Region 
    Deshmukh, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Vidarbha is one of the oldest parts of India. There are many references about this region in literatures like Veda, Upanishad, Purana’s etc. In ancient period this region was famous as “Dandakaranya”. It has a dense forest ...
  • Depiction of Elephants in the Architecture of Rashtrapati Bhavan by Lutyens 
    Gupta, R. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The elephant is one of the most loved animals. It is a byword for strength and wisdom. They have been depicted in Indian architecture as temple bearers. This paper will discuss the depiction of elephants by Edwin Landseer ...
  • Depictions of Elephants in Ancient Indian Manuscripts 
    More, T.D. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Knowledge about the elephant is provided in several Indian manuscripts and treatises since ancient times. The role played by elephants in war made their management very essential for the kings and a lot of literature on ...
  • Dhala-Kota, the Tame Tusker 
    Perera, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    His name means "the elephant with short tusks." He broke it several times by trying to do things beyond the capacity of his tusks that he was blessed with. He was from the Saddhantha Cast of the ancient traditional elephant ...
  • Diversity of Elephants: with Reference to Pali Literature 
    Kumara, V. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Pali literature uses multiple terms for elephants such as gaja-nāga-hatthi-kuñjara-mātaṅga-ibha. Nevertheless, the aforesaid terms have varied meanings in different contexts. The most famous term in Pali literature was ...
  • Dutch Colonial Memories on Sri Lankan Elephants 
    Wijesuriya, B. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    During the period in which the Dutch East India Company (DEIC) ruled over the coastal region of Sri Lanka, it dispatched the officials to the Island to serve in the Dutch territory. Among the officials so dispatched, the ...
  • The Effectiveness and the Scientific Background of the Elephant Mantra 
    Mallawaarachchi, A. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    According to the traditional background of Sri Lanka, there are a lot of folk stories regarding elephants. A thousand years ago and today people use spiritual practices to control elephants. Specially the elephant mantras ...
  • An Elephant (Gaja) in Ancient Indian Art- A Preliminary Survey 
    Kadgaonkar, S.B. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    India is a land of elephants. There are two types of elephants in the world, African and Asian. Compared to Asian Elephants, African Elephants ear and tusk are much bigger and even the size of Asian Elephant is smaller ...
  • Elephant and Rider Type Buddhist Diptych Type Portable Shrines from Gandhara and Kashmir 
    Hameed, M. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The elephant and rider type diptychs are among four main types of the Miniature Portable Shrines from Gandhara and Kashmir. The remaining three types of Buddhist diptychs include “Basket Man Type”, Brahmana Type” and “Plain ...
  • Elephant as a Fertility Symbol 
    Burdhan, A. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephant is a sacred animal in Indian mythological and theological literature. It is called Gaja in Sanskrit. Etymologically, gaja means animal born in the space. Here, ‘ga’ is denotative to gajana i.e., space and ‘ja’ ...
  • The Elephant as a Regnal/Dynastic Motif as Seen on the Coins from the Indian Sub-Continent 
    Dalal, K.F. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The elephant has for the last 2500 years been seen as the very embodiment of all the virtues and attributes of a king in the literature, folk traditions and history of the Indian sub-continent. This is also very vividly ...
  • Elephant Back Safari Tourism in Sri Lanka: A Critique 
    Samarathunga, W.H.M.S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephant tourism in Sri Lanka dates back to the British period where the British rulers used to hunt down elephants as a sport (gaming tourism). Also, in ancient Sri Lanka, elephants were kept in captivity for centuries ...
  • Elephant Images in the Art and Graphic Designs of Colonial Sri Lanka 
    Kodithuwakku, K.; Withanachchi, C.R. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Use of the image of elephant in various artifacts of Sri Lanka can be traced in the various periods of Sri Lankan history. The objective of this paper is to explore into the use of the elephant image in art and graphic ...
  • Elephant in Ancient Indian stories 
    Vinaya, K. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephant, the gorgeous animal has played an important role in ancient tales. It has become a part of the life of many heroes in various stories. One of such heroes is Udayana, who is well-known for his expertise in the ...
  • The Elephant in Gautam Buddha’s Life, Jatakas and their Depiction in Sculptures and Paintings 
    Mudgal, K.; Joshi, Y. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    There were two major events in Gautam Buddha’s life in which the elephant had a prominent role. The first event was related to Gautam Buddha’s birth and the second one was his miracle at Rajgriha. Jatakas are the stories ...
  • Elephant in Indian Philately 
    Vartak, A.V.; Vartak, R. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The aim and objective of this paper is to critically study the presence of an elephant in pre-independent and post independent philatelic history of India. In pre independent Indian philately, postal stamps were printed ...
  • Elephant Motifs on Indian Coins and its Significance 
    Condra, R. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Significance of Elephants and their Motif: Elephant is regarded as the mount of Kings in India. It is a devastating weapon of war and could be symbolised as God of warriors. It is also a sign of wealth and power and denotes ...
  • Elephant Myths and Domestication of Elephants 
    Pradhan, S.; Sumant, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This paper aims to trace and interpret certain stories about elephants in ancient Sanskrit literature that show the process of domestication of elephants. There are some stories highlighting the aspects of celestial origin ...
  • Elephant Sculptures in the Buddhist Rock-Cut Architecture of Maharashtra 
    Bhagat, Y. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    There are around 1200 Buddhist rock-cut architectural sculptures in India and of them 1000 are in Maharashtra. They date from 3rd BCE to 12th CE thus depicting in rock 1500 years of cultural, political, religious, social ...

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