Kolkata 2011 - Abstract O. Bopearachchi

Osmund BOPEARACHCHI CNRS, UMR 8546, Paris Diffusion of Mahayanist Images and Implantation of Port at River Mouths in Ancient Sri Lanka Sri Lanka played an important role in the long distance maritime trade as a result of its central position in the Indian Ocean. The most important characteristic of all the ancient ports around the island is their geographical situation at the estuaries of rivers. The location of emporia along rivers must have facilitated transactions with the interior reg..