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  • Saathmari (साठमारी): A Unique Game of Elephant fighting 
    Joshi, Y.; Mudgal, K. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Saathmari was a game of elephant fighting and was played during early 20th Century only in 2 princely states of India. These states were Baroda (Gujarat) and Kolhapur (Maharashtra). Origin of this game is obscure. As per ...
  • A Sacred Pilgrimage Centre - Adam Peak in Sri Lanka 
    Jain, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2017)
    Introduction: The most conspicuous mountain in Sri Lanka, 7352.8 ft. high is situated in 60 -48’-59” N and 800 -29’-58” E on the boundary of the central province and Sabaragamuwa ten miles (16 km.) North-East of Ratnapura. ...
  • The Sacred Tulasi 
    Siddhartha, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Leaves Trees & Flowers, being an integral part of Nature, are intrinsically entwined with the lives of Human beings. Observing the benefits and the salutary effects of this Nature, Man started revering and worshipping it. ...
  • Sculptural art of Bihar 
    Kumar, D. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Stone sculptures occupy an important place in the history of plastic arts of India. Bihar is one of the most important Indian states, which has yielded various types of Stone Sculptures beginning at least as far back as ...
  • The semiotic analysis of the poetry of the poet Mahagama Sekara (The content analysis is based on 10 poems in the book “Heta Irak Payai” written by Mahagama Sekara) 
    Liyanage, D. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Semiotics can be used to analyze any subject very deeply. Accordingly, the philosophical aspect of any literary work could be adequately perceived. In literature, the poem is a delicate expression of emotionalism. In ...
  • Shad-Danta Jataka- Depicted In Ajanta Caves 
    Premsagar, P.S.; Jagtap, P.D. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    In 1972, the General Conference of UNESCO adopted a resolution regarding protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The List of recorded sites on the World Heritage now stands at 981. There are 32 World ...
  • A Short Study on the Occurrence and Usage of the Word ‘Elephant’ in the Buddhist Canon 
    Wijayawimala Thero, Suriyawewa (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The word elephant implies that it is the biggest animal in the forest. Among the many aspects of the elephant its brain is considered one of the most significant. This research is not going to elucidate on the significant ...
  • Shree Shree Govindaji Temple:The cultural heritage of North East India 
    Salgamuwa, Dhanushka Washeera (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Shree Govindajee Temple is the largest Hindu, Vaishnav temple in Imphal city in Manipur. It is located next to the palace of the former rulers of the then Manipur Kingdom. Shree Govindaji Temple was originally built in ...
  • The Significance of Currency as a Heritage Transmission Media: with reference to Sri Lankan Rupees 
    Embuldeniya, P.; Gunasekara, I. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Currency has significance of economical, archaeological, historical, natural and cultural aspects. The main objective of this research paper is to explicate the significance of the currency as a media which transmit the ...
  • Significance of heritage education at elementary level - with special reference to Tribal’s of Samba District (Jammu and Kashmir) 
    Kour, Paramjeet; Suri, Kavita (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Cultural Heritage is regarded as a cluster of data that follows in the lives of human beings and helps them to collect, preserve with new elements, sustain its continuity and transmit it to the next generation. Culture ...
  • Significance, Symbolism and Representation of Elephants in Gandhara Buddhist Art 
    Anwar, N. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephant being the symbol of stature, prosperity, wisdom and dominance is the most represented animal in the antiquity of South Asia. Since the dawn of Bronze Age, the depictions of elephants remained the choice of artists ...
  • Singularities of the elastic S-matrix element 
    Jayasinghe, W.J.M.L.P.; Piyadasa, R.A.D. (University of Kelaniya, 2008)
    It is well known that the standard conventional method of integral equations is not able to explain the analyticity of the elastic S-matrix element for the nuclear optical potential including the Coulomb potential. It ...
  • Social Behaviour of Marshy Elephants in Wasgamuwa National Park 
    Attanayake, A.B. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This paper will present identifiable behaviour patterns of marshy Elephants (elephas maximus maximus vil- aliya) which are a subspecies of Sri Lankan (elephas maximus maximus) Indian (Indicus) and Sumatra elephants. As ...
  • Social Prerequisites for a Flourishing Initiation of Buddhist Meditation: A Clarification 
    Rathnasiri, R.M. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    As tradition exposes, the Bodhisatta in the Tusita heaven had eight great investigations (aṭṭha māhāvilokanāni viloketi): (1) the time of his birth, (2) the continent where he would be born, (3) the region, (4) the family, ...
  • Socio-cultural Impact of advent of Metro on Street Scenario of Bengaluru 
    Kumar, V. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    Guttierrez remarks, the socio-cultural transformation is a great happening and a reality that is necessary and inevitable part of urban transformation. This happening only varies in degrees depending on the pace of change. ...
  • Socio-Cultural Representations of Kin Relationships: Elephant Love, Bonds and Beyond 
    Bulankulame, I. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    My grandfather Mr. H.B. Udurawana had a great love for elephants and was the proud owner of the largest elephant in captivity. Throughout history it is evident that elephants were domesticated as pets, used by kings, ...
  • A Sociological Analysis of the Intact Preservation of Marriage practices among Kerala Roman Catholic Migrants in Mumbai: A case study of Tilak Nagar, Chembur 
    Shanta, M.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The history of mankind is the history of migration and the history of humanity teaches us that human mobility is a universal phenomenon of all ages. The Bible is basically the history of man on the move. It was hunger that ...
  • Soft power in documentation of Buddhist scriptures and culture 
    Ven. Sumedh Thero; Parmar, Hemant (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Due to various reasons, India can claim legitimacy to promote Buddhist diplomacy. One such reason is the fact that the Buddhist faith originated in India whereas the other fact is that India has numerous sites of importance ...
  • Soft power of Western Sabaragamuwa region 
    Dissanayaka, Ganga Rajinee (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The Sabaragamuwa Region has not been identified as having a unique cultural heritage at par with the Upcountry Kandyan Region and the Southern and Western Maritime Region. The Western part of the modern province includes ...
  • Some Icons of the Elephant God-Ganesa in Ancient Vidarbha 
    Gupta, C. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Vidarbha comprising eleven districts is situated in the north-eastern part of the present Maharashtra State is an ancient janpada. It has a hoary past as proved through ancient literature and archaeological evidence. Its ...

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