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SIGIRI , the Lion's Rock, the ruin of a remarkable stronghold 7 59' N., and 81 E., 14 M. N.E. of Dambulla, and about 17 M. nearly due W. of Pulasti-pura, the now ruined ancient capital of Ceylon. There a solitary pillar of granite rock rises to a great
refuge
capital , Anuradha-pura, and provided that city also with a constant supply of water. Popular with the people, the king could not control his own family; and as the outcome of a palace intrigue in 477 his son Kasyapa had declared himself king, and taken his father prisoner. Threatened with death on his refusing to say where his treasure lay hid, the old king told them to take him to the tank. They took him there, and while bathing in the water he let some of it drop through his fingers, and said, " This is my treasure; this, and the love of my people." Then Kasyapa had his father built up alive into a wall
parapet was supported by walls of brick resting on ledges far below. It is a marvellous piece of work
south
See Major Forbes, Eleven Years in Ceylon (London, 1841); I-I. C. P. Bell, Archaeological Reports (Colombo, 1892-1906); Rhys Davids, " Sigiri. the Lion Rock," in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (1875), pp. 191-220; H. W. Cave, Ruined Cities of Ceylon (London, 1906). (T. W. R. D.) End of Article: SIGIRI If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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