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Nissankalata Mandapa

Image title: Nissankalata Mandapa

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English text:

Nissankalata Mandapa (Mandapaya)—According to an inscription insitu this pillared structure could be identified as the Nissankalata Mandapa. The unusual pillar type stimulates a lotus stalk with flower as the capital. Another inscription confirms that it is here that King Nissankamalla (1187 - 1196 A.D.) listened to Pirith, recital of Buddhist scriptures. In the center is a smail stone-cut stupa, having truncated top perhaps to receive the relic casket during pirith chanting. This was probably covered with a roof. Pillars of similar design are also found in a building near Satmahal Prasada.

Note: Pirith or Pirit is the Sinhala word for paritta in Pali and refers to the chanting of “protective religious texts�.

Sinhalese text (not proofread):

නිශ්ශංකලතා මණ්ඩපය—ඉතා අලංකාර ලෙ� නෙළුම් මල� ඵල� සහිතව කැටයම් කළ ටැම් පේළි සහිත මෙ� ශෛලම� නිර්මාණය නිශ්ශංකලතා මණ්ඩපය ලෙ� මෙහි ඇත� ශිලා ලේඛනයක� අනුව හඳුනාග� හැකි�. මෙහි� ඇත� තවත් ලිපියකින� මෙ� නිශ්ශංකමල්� රජ� (ක්‍ර�. ව. 1187 1196) පිරිත් ශ්‍රවනය කළ ස්ථානය බව� සනාථ ව� ඇත. මේ අනුව ශෛලම� ගරාද� වැටෙන� ආරක්‍ෂාව� වේදිකාව මත ගලින� නිමව� කුඩා ස්තූපය පිරිත් සජ්ජායනයේද� භාවිත� ව� ධාතු කරඬුවෙන� ඉටුව� කාර්යය සඳහා යොදාගන්න� ඇතැය� පිති� හැකි�. මෙ� එක� පියස්සකින් ආරවරණ� ව� තිබුණු බව� සාධක ඇත. මේ ස්ථානය� දක්න� ලැබෙ� වර්ගය� අලංකාර ගල� ටැම් සත්මහල� ප්‍රාසාද� අස� පිහිටි ගොඩනැගිල්ල� � දැකි� හැකි�. -

Transcription (not proofread):

niśśaṅkalatā maṇḍapaya—itā ṅk lesa neḷum mal phalaka sahitava kæṭayam 첹ḷa ṭæm pēḷi sahita mema śa‍ĩlamaya nirmāṇaya niśśaṅkalatā maṇḍapaya lesa mehi æti ś lēkhanayak anuva handunāgata hækiya. mehima æti tavat lipiyakin meya Ծśśṅk raju (kri. va. 1187 1196) pirit śravanaya 첹ḷa sthānaya bavaṭa ٳ vī æta. mē anuva śa‍ĩlamaya garādi væṭen ārak‍ṣāvu vēdikāva mata galin nimavū ḍ� stūpaya pirit sajjāyanayēdi vana ٳ karaṇḍuven iṭuvana kāryaya sandahā yodāgannaṭa ætæyi pitiya hækiya. meya ekala piyassakin āravaraṇaya vī tibuṇu bavaṭa 󲹰첹 æta. mē sthānayē daknaṭa læbena vargayē ṅk gal ṭæm satmahal prāsādaya asaḷa pihiṭi goḍanægillē da dækiya hækiya. -

Transcription (not proofread):

nishshankalata mandapaya—ita alankara lesa nelum mal phalaka sahitava katayam kala tam peli sahita mema sha‍ĩlamaya nirmanaya nishshankalata mandapaya lesa mehi ati shila lekhanayak anuva handunagata hakiya. mehima ati tavat lipiyakin meya nishshankamalla raju (kri. va. 1187 1196) pirit shravanaya kala sthanaya bavata sanatha vi ata. me anuva sha‍ĩlamaya garadi vaten arak‍shavu vedikava mata galin nimavu kuda stupaya pirit sajjayanayedi bhavita vana dhatu karanduven ituvana karyaya sandaha yodagannata atayi pitiya hakiya. meya ekala piyassakin aravaranaya vi tibunu bavata sadhaka ata. me sthanaye daknata labena vargaye alankara gal tam satmahal prasadaya asala pihiti godanagille da dakiya hakiya. -

Translation of Sinhalese text (automated translation):

Nishankalata Mandapa—This stone structure with rows of tams carved with exquisite lotus plaques can be identified as the Nishankalata Mandapa by an inscription here. Another letter here has confirmed that this is the place where King Nishshankamalla (1187-1196 AD) listened to Pirith. Thus, it is possible that the small stupa made of stone on the platform protected by the stone girder fence may have been used for the purpose of the relic casket used in the pirith decoration. There are evidences that this was covered by a stone at that time. Beautiful stones of the type seen at this site can also be seen in the adjacent building of the Tam Satmahal Prasad.

Tamil text (not proofread):

நிசங்கலத� மண்டபம்—அழகான தாமர� மலர்களைப� பொறித்துள்� கற்றூண்களைக் கொண்� இத�, நிசங்கலத� மண்டபம� என இங்குள்ள கல்வெட்டின� மூலம� அறியமுடிகிறத�. இங்குள்ள மற்றொர� கல்வெட்டின்படி இத� நிசங்கமல்ல அரசன� பிரித் கேட்� இடம் என்ற� உறுதிப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளத�. இதன்பட� இங்க� கற்களால் சுற்றிக்கட்டப்பட்ட சுவரால� பாதுகாக்கப்பட்� மாடியில், பிரித் ஓதும்பொழுத� பாவிக்கப்படும் புனிதப� பொருளுக்குப் பதிலாக கற்களால் செய்யப்பட்� சிறி� தூபி ஒன்ற� உண்ட�. அக்காலத்தில் இதன்மேல் கூரை இருந்ததற்கான சான்றுகள� உள்ள�. இங்கிருப்பதைகி போன்று அழகா� கற்றூண� ஒன்ற� எழடுக்கு மாளிகைக்கு அருகில� இருந்த கட்டிடத்திலும் இருந்ததைக் காணலாம�.

Transcription (not proofread):

nicaṅkalatā maṇṭapam—aḻakāṉa tāmarai malar첹ḷaip poṟittuḷḷa kaṟṟūṇ첹ḷaik ṇṭ itu, nicaṅkalatā maṇṭapam eṉa iṅkuḷḷa kalveṭṭi� mūlam aṟiyamuṭikiṟatu. iṅkuḷḷa maṟṟoru kalveṭṭiṉpaṭi itu nicaṅkamalla araca� pirit kēṭṭa iṭam eṉṟu uṟutippaṭuttappaṭṭuḷḷatu. itaṉpaṭi iṅku kaṟkaḷāl cuṟṟikkaṭṭappaṭṭa cuvarāl pātukākkappaṭṭa māṭiyil, pirit ōtumpoḻutu pāvikkappaṭum puṉitap poruḷukkup patilāka kaṟkaḷāl ceyyappaṭṭa ciṟiya tūpi oṉṟu uṇṭu. akkālattil itaṉmēl kūrai iruntataṟkāṉa cāṉṟuka� uḷḷaṉa. iṅkiruppataiki pōṉṟu aḻakāṉa kaṟṟū� oṉṟu eḻaṭukku māḷikaikku arukil irunta kaṭṭiṭattilum iruntataik kāṇalām.

Transcription (not proofread):

nisangalatha mandapam—azhagana thamarai malarkalaip porithulla karrunkalaig konda ithu, nisangalatha mandapam ena ingulla kalvettin mulam ariyamudigirathu. ingulla marroru kalvettinpadi ithu nisangamalla arasan pirith ketta idam enru uruthippaduthappattullathu. ithanpadi ingu karkalal surrikkattappatta suvaral pathugakkappatta madiyil, pirith othumbozhuthu pavikkappadum punithap porulukkup pathilaga karkalal seyyappatta siriya thupi onru undu. akkalathil ithanmel kurai irunthatharkana sanrugal ullana. ingiruppathaigi ponru azhagana karrun onru ezhadukku maligaikku arugil iruntha kattidathilum irunthathaig kanalam.

Translation of Tamil text (automated translation):

Nisangalatha Mandapam—It is known from the inscription here as Nisangalatha Mandapam, with pillars inlaid with beautiful lotus flowers. According to another inscription here, it is confirmed that this is the place where King Nisangamalla asked for Prith. Accordingly, on the floor protected by a wall surrounded by stones, there is a small obelisk made of stones in place of the sacred object used during the recitation of the Prith. There is evidence that it was roofed at that time. A beautiful pillar like the one here can be seen in the building near the Egeduku mansion.

Gallery information:

These photographs were taken at the Polonnaruwa archaeological site which preserve some of the monuments and religious structures of the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa (also Pulathisipura or Vijayarajapura) of Sri Lanka dating to the 10th century CE. Some of the important kings who reigned in this kingdom are King Vijayabahu I and his grandson, king Prakramabahu the Great. The city and it's architecture were influenced by various religious such as Hinduism in its early history, Shaivism and later Buddhism.

Photo details:
Date: 2023-08-31
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/160
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 250
Focal length: 18mm

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Size: 1.78 MB
Resolution: 2000 x 1767
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.

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