International Conference on Asian Elephants in Culture & Nature: Recent submissions

  • Identification of the Characteristics of Elephant through Synonyms in the Sanskrit Language 
    Pemananda Thero, Mawatagama (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Giving a name for an animate or inanimate object or for a place or an action on the basis of observing its characteristics is one of the traditional methods applied specifically in historical oriental languages such as ...
  • 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 ...
  • Critical Examination of Elephant Participation in Buddhist and Hindu Religious Festivals in Sri Lanka 
    Edirisinghe, D. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephants are traditionally participating almost all religious festivals of both Buddhist and Hindu religious festivals in Sri Lanka. Most important religious places such as Tooth Relic Temple (Dalada Maligawa), Kelaniya ...
  • 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 ...
  • Elephants in Lankan Numismatics 
    Ratnatunga, K. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Images of elephants have been used in Sri Lankan coins from the earliest times. It was one of the symbols easily recognized on silver Kahapana (Punch Mark coins). In the classic large multi-strike copper coin known as ...
  • Gajendra Moksha: A New Perspective 
    Kulkarni, P. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The story of Gajendramoksha is narrated in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa for the very first time. In this episode, Viṣhṇu came down to earth to protect Gajendra, the elephant, from the clutches of Makara, the Crocodile and with ...
  • The Mythic Origin of Elephants 
    Sathe, J.D. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Under veterinary science we have the treatises viz. Hastyāyurveda and Mātaṅgalīlā which deal with the science of elephants. Hastyāyurveda of Pālakāpya, as its name implies is the Āyurveda or medical theory and treatment ...
  • Elephants in Indian Art: with Special Reference to Magadha (Bihar) 
    Kumar, D. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephant has been an important motif in Indian Art. It has been a popular motif in all the three popular religions of India i.e. Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It is always represented in Gaja-Laksmi images on either side ...
  • “Chang”: Elephant Conceptual Metaphor in Thai 
    Oupra, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This paper presents preliminary findings on the use of the word “Chang” or elephant in Thai society. The research was conducted using document study and focus group interviews including questionnaires. The results reveal ...
  • Issues in Conservation of Ivory Objects: with Reference to Environmental Conditions of South Asia 
    Bansal, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Ivories are important links between Asian Tradition and Medieval Art. Ivory carvings played were important in Non European civilization, especially, in China, Japan & India as indigenous art forms. Ivories are hygroscopic ...
  • Comparative Analysis of Elephant Figurines in the City Museum Gorkhuttree Peshawar 
    Khan, F. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The cosmopolitan city of Peshawar is the most ancient living city in South Asia. Its origin may be traced back to 2nd or even 3rd millennium BC. Ecologically, it has enjoyed an ideal location at the entrance of Khyber Pass, ...
  • Mātaṅgalīlā: An Ancient Text on Elephant Science 
    Sumant, S.; Godbole, M. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Mātaṅgalīlā is an ancient treatise on the science of elephants composed by an otherwise unknown Nīlakaṇṭha. The author hails from the Southern Indian State of Kerala. The manuscripts discovered by T. Ganapatishastri are ...
  • Characteristics of Asian Elephants from Ancient Sanskrit Texts 
    Godbole, M.; Sumant, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephants have been the center of discussion in the ancient Sanskrit veterinary texts such as Hastyāurveda and Mātaṅgalīlā. These texts focus on diseases of elephants and their cure. Texts such as Mṛgapakṣiśāstra, is a ...
  • Elephants in Indigenous Art and Changing Society in Jharkhand, India 
    Banerji, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    In India, elephants have always been the theme of various artistic depictions in mythology, symbolism and popular culture. They are both revered and respected for their prowess and utility in both war and peace. Ever since ...

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