A historical study of Buddhist mural

paintings of peninsular India and Sri Lanka

during the ancient period (from second
century BC to twelfth century AD)
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Thesis submitted to the Jawaharlal Nehru University in

fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy

M. Somathilake

Centre for Historical Studies,

School of Social Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi, 110067,
INDIA.
2000