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Art, Caving and Sculpture from the Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa periods..

by Dinithi on Read in 3 min (839-Words)


 With the advent of Mahindha  Thera Art has been used  as a major  medium for the spread of Buddhist.

More formal classical paintings, cavings and sculptures are found  in religious and non- religious buldings. We do not see those  works of art as they are ,but the remnants of thise works bring us historical value.
Archaeological  evidence confirms many facts about the artistic elements of those periods.

Features of the classical  paintings , carvings and sculptures of the Anuradhapura  periods can be seen in  the works of art of the polonnaruwa periods.

Although there are some difrences  in the formatting  topic there are no significant differences in the techniques.
The paintings that can be seen in these periods are as follows.
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                #Sigiriya
                #Hindhagala
                #Thiwanka  image  House
Sigiriya  paintings  and Hindhagala paintings can be seen among the paintings  completed during the  Anuradhapura  periods.

And Polonnaruwa  period paintings  can be seen in the Thiwanka   image House.

The moon- stone occupies  a special place among the carvings .

Among can be seen the sculptures made during that the periods  are "Awkana"  statue, "Samadhi" statue and "Tholuwila" statue and "Shiva Parvathi", "Ganapathi" and "Nataraja" bronz statue.

you can see the sculptures ,carvings  and paintings of the "Rock Temple" belonging  to the Polonnaruwa periods ..
Future Health

How to save Petrol and the Environment

by Dinithi on Read in 3 min (839-Words)

 


We are all aware of the need to protect the environment ,but sometimes it's difficult for us to do the right thing. For example ,if  you are in hurry to go to your work  place and if you have  a vehicle , you are tempted to use it, although you know that the smoke emitted from the vehicle is harmful to the environment .But ,do you know that making a few simple changes to your habits  will nit only  do less damage to our environment but will also save your  money and could even be good for  your health

Try  to make use of the public  transport . If the public transport service is frequent and reliable , you 'll soon get  used to travelling in buses  and trains. In fact  for shorter journeys why not take the opportunity to maintain your health and walk.

How often  do you see cars with just one passenger with the driver making the same journey as others living  nearby? Why not share a car with another and halve the cost of the journey ?There  are several  websites  where  people  can  get details and make arrangements to share the vehicle .

When you must use the car ,plan your journey so that you go to all the places  you need to visit rather than taking the car out again and again . If you get caught in a traffic jam switch off the engine ,if you're stationary for a long time . Try not to brake too sharply or accelerate too quickly as this will lead to using  up more fuel. On mornings don't warm up the engine before  you start your journey and when you next  put fuel in your car think about whether you really need to fill up the tank . All that extra weight will put more pressure on the engine .

Make sure you carry out the basic maintenance like checking the tyre pressure regularly . Finally ,keep  your car regularly  serviced so that  it runs  as efficiently as possible . Steps like this will save your money and help you to do your duty to protect the environment .

History

The story of Paper

by Dinithi on Read in 3 min (839-Words)


Did you ever stop to think of all the things we use that are made of paper ? There are the newspapers and magazines we read, the books , note pads and papers we use for school work. Governments and businesses could not run without record keeping and letter writing. We use paper for bags, boxes, cups, plates, wrapping paper and for many other  purposes.

Today, paper is so common that it is hard to imagine life without it. But men lived for thousands of years without paper. Before paper was made, people wrote on blocks of clay or stone. Then the ancient Egyptians learnt to make paper from papyrus plants. Government and business records were kept on rolls of papyrus. The Engish word for paper comes form " papyrus ". Today, ancient pieces of Egyptian papyrus can still be seen in museums. Although ragged, dry and brown, they have remainde for thousands of years. 

A type of paper more like what we use today was made in china more than tow thousand years ago. A man nemed Ts' ai' Lun was responsible for its discovery.  Ts' ai ' Lun carried out many experiments with a mixture of mulberry bark , pieces of  silk and parts of the hemp plant. He soaked these in water , and then added lime. After soaking, the mixture was removed from the water and crushd. Crushing broke down the material , and then the fibers of which it was flattered to make paper .

For hundreds of years , the results of T s ' ai ' Lun ' s experiments were not know outside of China , and learned how to make paper from them.
 



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