Dharani House (Sinhala: ධාරණී ගෘහය) is a ruined building situated in Abhayagiri Monastery premises in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Dharani
A form of mystic incantations identify as Dharani (Dhammaratana, 2000). Paying homage to Dharani Sutras which are considered as protective stanzas was a ritual in Mahayana Buddhism. Several slab inscriptions containing Dharani Sutras written in Sanskrit of the 9th century A.D. have been found from this building (Dhammaratana, 2000). North-eastern Nagari script has been utilized to engrave these stones (Dhammaratana, 2000).
See also
References
1) Dhammaratana, I., 2000. Sanskrit Inscriptions in Sri Lanka: A thesis
submitted to the University of Pune in partial fulfilment of the
requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sanskrit.
Department of Sanskrit & Prakrit Languages, University of Pune,
India. pp.373-386.
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