Image title: Flower altar

Flower altar—Place used for offering flowers. In Sanskrit this could be denoted as Puṣpāsana (पुष्पासन, pushpa-asana).

Sinhala text (not proofread):

මල් ආසනය—මල් පූජා කිරීමට භාවිත කරන ලද ආසනයකි.

Transcription:

mal āsanaya—mal pūjā kirīmaṭa bhāvita karana lada āsanayaki.

Transcription:

mal asanaya—mal puja kirimata bhavita karana lada asanayaki.

Tamil text (not proofread):

பூ ஆசனம்—பூக்கள் பூஜை செய்வதற்கு உபயோகித்த ஆசனமாகும்.

Transcription:

pū ācaṉam—pūkkaḷ pūjai ceyvataṟku upayōkitta ācaṉamākum.

Transcription:

pu asanam—pukkal pujai seyvatharku upayogitha asanamagum.

Gallery information:

These photos were taken at the Sandagiri Stupa which forms part of an ancient Buddhist Monastic complex in Tissamaharama (Southern Sri Lanka). It is believed that the Sandagiri Stupa was built in the 3rd century BCE by king Mahanaga. The archaeological site includes various other structures such as the Uposatha-Ghara, Bodhi-Ghara, and Jantha-Ghara. The Stupa also finds mention in the Mahamvasa chronicles.