Sadakada Pahana - සදකඩ පහණ ශ්‍රී සුගතනන්දනාරාමය

Sadakada Pahana
සදකඩ පහණ ශ්‍රී සුගතනන්දනාරාමය


Sadakada Pahana , also known as moon-stone, is a unique feature of the Sinhalese Architecture Of Ancient Sri – Lanka. It is an elaborately carved semi-circular stone slab,usually placed at the bottom of staircases and entrances. First seen in the latter stage of the Anuradhapura period, the sandakada pahana evolved through the Polonnaruwa, Gampola and Kandy period. According to historians, the sandakada pahana symbolises the cycle of Samsara in Buddhisam…




Location - Sri Sugathanandanaramaya Mullegama

Click By - Anjana Gihan

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