Chap. IV The Buddhist Monuments
Buddhist architecture introduced in Ceylon 344
The first dagobas built 345
Their mode of construction and vast dimensions 346
The earliest Buddhist temples 346
Images and statues a later innovation 347
First residences of the priesthood 347
The formation of monasteries and wiharas 348
The first wihara built 349
Form of the modern wiharas 349
Inconvenient numbers of the Buddhist priesthood 350
Originally fed by the kings and the people 350
Caste annulled in the case of priests 351
The priestly robe and its peculiarities 351