…It is a rocky mountain about 180 meters above sea level that stands about 30 km west of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka. It is said to have been the castle of King Kassapa I in the late 5th century. It was called the Lion's Mountain (Simha Giri) because it resembles a lion carrying the palace on its back, and the current name is a corruption of that. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kassapa [I]" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…スリランカのポロンナルワの西方約30kmにそびえる標高約180mの岩山で,5世紀末期のカッサパ1世が居城としていたという。ライオンが宮殿を背負う形をとるところから獅子の山(シンハ・ギリ)と呼ばれ,現名はその転訛である。… ※「カッサパ[1世]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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