Sri-Lanka Ancient Urinals & Lavatories

The ancient Buddhist monasteries appear to have paid much attention to sanitation. The remains of urinals and lavatories were provided with cesspits, underground clay pots, wash—stones with
foot steps and curtain-stones. The Tapovana monasteries in Anuradhapura provide special samples elaborately carved with prasada designs. These stand in contrast to the severe undeco-
rated meditation and living edifices of the monks. This contrasting feature is thought to have been a deliberate attempt to show their contempt against comfortable and sensory enjoyments of
the city-dwelling monks.