Image title: Bodhigaraya (Bodhighara)

English text:

Bodhighara (Bodhigaraya)—This is an important monument belonging to the monastery complex, a building erected for the Bodhi-tree during the second monastic phase after Kasyapa. The basic plan of this bodhi-ghara (Bodhi-tree Shrine) consists of a circular outer stone wall, the brick-built platform the center, and the square pit of stone slabs for the Bodhi-free. The main entrance faces the north. At the base of the flight of steps to the right could be seen a 'padoniya' where water was stored to wash the feet. Two periods of construction could be identified in this instance. The circular stone wall and the lime stone remaining of the square platform belong to the first phase. The brick paving in the center platform and the polished stone slabs on the square pit belong to the second phase.

Sinhala text (not proofread):

බෝධිඝරය—මෙය ආරාම සංකීර්ණයට අයත් වැදගත් ස්මාරකයකි. කාශ්‍යප යුගයෙන් පසුව එළඹි දෙවන ආරාමිය අවධියේදී බෝධිය සඳහා ඉදි වූ ගොඩනැගිල්ලකි. කළුගලින් කළ වටකුරු පිට බැමීම ද, මධ්‍යයෙහි වූ ගඩොල්මය වේදිකාව ද, ඒ මධ්‍යයෙහි බෝධිය සඳහා ගල් පුවරු වලින් වට කළ සිව්රැස් ආවාටය ද මෙහි මූලික සැලැස්මේ කොටස්ය. මෙහි ප්‍රධාන දොරටුව උතුරු දෙසට මුහුණලා තිබේ. එහි පියගැටපෙල පාමුල දකුණු පස පා ධෝවනය කිරීමට ජලය රැස්කර තැබූ පා දෝණියක් ද දැකිය හැකිය. මෙම බෝධිඝරය ඇසුරෙන් ප්‍රධාන ඉදිකිරීම් අවධි දෙකක් හදුනා ගත හැකිවේ. වටකුරු ගල් බැමීම හා මධ්‍යයේ සමචතූරස්‍රාකාර වෙිදිකාවේ ශේෂව ඇති හුණුගල මුල්ම අවධියට අයත් සාධකය. මධ්‍ය වේදිකාවේ ඇති ගඩොල් ඇතුරුම ද ඒ වටා සහ මධ්‍යයෙහි චතුරස්‍රාකාර ආවාටය වටා ඇති ඔප කළ කළුගල් පුවරු ද දෙවන ඉදිකිරීම් අවධියට අයත් අංග ලෙස හඳුනා ගත හැකිය.

Transliteration:

bōdhigharaya—meya ārāma saṅkīrṇayaṭa ayat vædagat smārakayaki. kāśyapa yugayen pasuva eḷaḅi devana ārāmīya avadhiyēdī bōdhiya sandahā idi vū goḍanægillaki. kaḷugalin kaḷa vaṭakuru piṭa bæmīma da, madhyayehi vū gaḍolmaya vēdikāva da, ē madhyayehi bōdhiya sandahā gal puvaru valin vaṭa kaḷa sivræs āvāṭaya da mehi mūlika sælæsmē koṭasya. mehi pradhāna doraṭuva uturu desaṭa muhuṇalā tibē. ehi piyagæṭapela pāmula dakuṇu pasa pā dhōvanaya kirīmaṭa jalaya ræskara tæbū pā dōṇiyak da dækiya hækiya. mema bōdhigharaya æsuren pradhāna idikirīm avadhi dekak hadunā gata hækivē. vaṭakuru gal bæmīma hā madhyayē sama chaturasrākāra veිdikāvē śēṣava æti huṇugal mulma avadhiyaṭa ayat sādhakaya. madhya vēdikāvē æti gaḍol æturuma da ē vaṭā saha madhyayehi chatūrasrākāra āvāṭaya vaṭā æti opa kaḷa kaḷugal puvaru da devana idikirīm avadhiyaṭa ayat aṅga lesa handunā gata hækiya.

Transliteration:

bodhigharaya—meya arama sankirnayata ayat vadagat smarakayaki. kashyapa yugayen pasuva elaḅi devana aramiya avadhiyedi bodhiya sandaha idi vu godanagillaki. kalugalin kala vatakuru pita bamima da, madhyayehi vu gadolmaya vedikava da, e madhyayehi bodhiya sandaha gal puvaru valin vata kala sivras avataya da mehi mulika salasme kotasya. mehi pradhana doratuva uturu desata muhunala tibe. ehi piyagatapela pamula dakunu pasa pa dhovanaya kirimata jalaya raskara tabu pa doniyak da dakiya hakiya. mema bodhigharaya asuren pradhana idikirim avadhi dekak haduna gata hakive. vatakuru gal bamima ha madhyaye sama chaturasrakara veිdikave sheshava ati hunugal mulma avadhiyata ayat sadhakaya. madhya vedikave ati gadol aturuma da e vata saha madhyayehi chaturasrakara avataya vata ati opa kala kalugal puvaru da devana idikirim avadhiyata ayat anga lesa handuna gata hakiya.

Automated translation:

Bodhigarh—This is an important monument belonging to the monastery complex. A building built for the Bodhi in the second monastic period that followed the Kasyapa era. The basic plan includes the rounded back wall made of granite, the brick platform in the middle, and the square crater surrounded by stone slabs for the bodhi in the middle. The main entrance is facing north. At the foot of the steps, on the right side, you can see a footwell where water has been collected to wash the feet. Two main construction phases can be identified from this Bodhigara. The remains of the round stone rampart and the central equi-square platform are of the earliest phase of limestone. The brickwork on the central platform and the polished granite slabs surrounding it and the central square crater can be identified as elements belonging to the second construction phase.

Tamil text (not proofread):

போதிகரை—இது ஆச்சிரமத் தொகுதிக்கான முக்கிய நினைவுச் சின்னமாகும். காசியப்பனின் காலத்தின் பின்பு ஏற்பட்ட இரண்டாம் ஆச்சிரம காலத்தில் போதிக்காக நிறுவப்பட்டுள்ள ஒரு கட்டிடமாகும். கருங்கல்லினால் கட்டப்பட்ட வட்டமான வெளிக்கட்டொன்றின் நடுவே அமைந்துள்ள செங்கல்லினாலான மேடையும் அதன் மத்தியில் போதிக்காகக் கற்களினால் சுற்றி வளைத்துக்கட்டப்பட்ட சதுரக்கிடங்கும் இதன் அடிப்படைத் திட்டமாகும். இதன் பிரதான வாயில் வடக்குதிசையைப்பார்த்த வண்ணம் இருக்கின்றது. அதன் மாடிப் படிகளின் அடித்தளத்தில் தென் புறமாகக் கால்கழுவுவதற்காக நீரைச் சேகரித்து வைக்கும் ஒரு கேணியையும் காண முடியும். இப் போதிகறய மூலம் பிரதான நிர்மாணச் சந்தர்ப்பங்கள் இரண்டை இனம்கண்டு கொள்ள முடியும். வட்டமான கற்சுவரின் மத்தியில் நாற்றிசை மேடையின் மிகுதியாக உள்ள சுண்ணாம்புக் கற்கள் ஆரம்ப சந்தர்ப்பத்திற்கான ஆதாரமாகும். மத்திய மேடையில் அமைந்துள்ள செங்கல் பரப்பப்பட்ட பகுதியும் அதனைச் சுற்றியும் மத்தியிலும் உள்ள நாற்றிசைத்துளைகளையும் சுற்றியுள்ள பளபளப்பரிக்கப்பட்ட கருங்கற்பலகையும் இரண்டாம் நிர்மாண காலத்திற்குட்பட அங்கங்களாகக் காணப்படுகின்றன.

Transliteration:

pōtikarai—itu ācciramat tokutikkāṉa mukkiya niṉaivuc ciṉṉamākum. kāciyappaṉiṉ kālattiṉ piṉpu ēṟpaṭṭa iraṇṭām āccirama kālattil pōtikkāka niṟuvappaṭṭuḷḷa oru kaṭṭiṭamākum. karuṅkalliṉāl kaṭṭappaṭṭa vaṭṭamāṉa veḷikkaṭṭoṉṟiṉ naṭuvē amaintuḷḷa ceṅkalliṉālāṉa mēṭaiyum ataṉ mattiyil pōtikkākak kaṟkaḷiṉāl cuṟṟi vaḷaittukkaṭṭappaṭṭa caturakkiṭaṅkum itaṉ aṭippaṭait tiṭṭamākum. itaṉ piratāṉa vāyil vaṭakkuticaiyaippārtta vaṇṇam irukkiṉṟatu. ataṉ māṭip paṭikaḷiṉ aṭittaḷattil teṉ puṟamākak kālkaḻuvuvataṟkāka nīraic cēkarittu vaikkum oru kēṇiyaiyum kāṇa muṭiyum. ip pōtikaṟaya mūlam piratāṉa nirmāṇac cantarppaṅkaḷ iraṇṭai iṉamkaṇṭu koḷḷa muṭiyum. vaṭṭamāṉa kaṟcuvariṉ mattiyil nāṟṟicai mēṭaiyiṉ mikutiyāka uḷḷa cuṇṇāmpuk kaṟkaḷ ārampa cantarppattiṟkāṉa ātāramākum. mattiya mēṭaiyil amaintuḷḷa ceṅkal parappappaṭṭa pakutiyum ataṉaic cuṟṟiyum mattiyilum uḷḷa nāṟṟicaittuḷaikaḷaiyum cuṟṟiyuḷḷa paḷapaḷapparikkappaṭṭa karuṅkaṟpalakaiyum iraṇṭām nirmāṇa kālattiṟkuṭpaṭa aṅkaṅkaḷākak kāṇappaṭukiṉṟaṉa.

Transliteration:

pothigarai—ithu achiramath thoguthikkana mukkiya ninaivus sinnamagum. kasiyappanin kalathin pinpu erpatta irandam achirama kalathil pothikkaga niruvappattulla oru kattidamagum. karungallinal kattappatta vattamana velikkattonrin naduve amainthulla sengallinalana medaiyum athan mathiyil pothikkagak karkalinal surri valaithukkattappatta sathurakkidangum ithan adippadaith thittamagum. ithan pirathana vayil vadakkuthisaiyaippartha vannam irukkinrathu. athan madip padigalin adithalathil then puramagak kalkazhuvuvatharkaga nirais segarithu vaikkum oru keniyaiyum kana mudiyum. ip pothigaraya mulam pirathana nirmanas santharppangal irandai inamkandu kolla mudiyum. vattamana karsuvarin mathiyil narrisai medaiyin miguthiyaga ulla sunnambug karkal aramba santharppathirkana atharamagum. mathiya medaiyil amainthulla sengal parappappatta paguthiyum athanais surriyum mathiyilum ulla narrisaithulaigalaiyum surriyulla palapalapparikkappatta karungarpalagaiyum irandam nirmana kalathirkudpada angangalagak kanappaduginrana.

Automated translation:

Bodhikarai—This is the main monument for the Achiram block. It is a building erected for Bodhi during the Second Achirama Period which followed the time of Kasyappan. Its basic plan consists of a brick platform in the middle of a circular outbuilding built of black stone and a square surrounded by stones for Bodhi in the middle. Its main gate faces north. At the base of its staircase can be found a gantry to collect water for foot washing on the south side. Two major construction opportunities can be identified through this tutorial. An abundance of limestone on the nascent platform amid the circular stone wall is evidence of an early occasion. The brick-paved area on the central platform and the central and surrounding niches and the polished black slab surrounding it are found to belong to the second period of construction.

Gallery information:

These photos are taken at the Sigiriya rock in Sri Lanka. This archaeological important site dates to the 2nd century BC when it functioned as a monastery. In the fifth century, King Kassapa I transferred the administrative centre from Anuradhapura to Sigiriya in order to  rule from there. The on-site museum displays various artifacts and paintings found at the Sigiriya rock.