Introduction
By the late Anuradhpura period (5th century A.D.) Abhayagiriya was under the administration of four Mulas or faculties. Kapara Mula was specially set aside for the residing of foreign Bhikkhus and the inscriptions found here are therefore written in Sanskrit. The International language of the region of the time.
Key
Principle residential unit
Bodhi – Tree Shrine
Twin pond
Boundary wall
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