Hospitals, toilets and urinals in

Ancient lanka

Done :-sabieshan vijayakumar

 Hospitals
*Building hospitals in Sri Lanka was started during the 8th century by
king sena II .

*his main innovative is for the diagnosis of disease; for the

treatment, both medical and surgical, of the sick and the injured;
and for their housing during this process of the Sri Lankans.

*Lord buddha also say "Health is the greatest gain and contentment
the greatest wealth that a person born to this world can possess“
this also helped for the growth of medical industry in ancient times.

*Mihinthale Hospital is the oldest and the first hospital built in Sri
lanka by king sena II.
• Some archeological sources found in Sri lanka on ruins of hospitals are

Mihintale hospital in anurdhapura. Monastic hospital found in ancient city of polonaruwa

Alahana pirivena in polonaruwa

 Hospital facilities found in ancient sri lanka

Surgical instruments found in ancient srilanka

Hospital beds
 toilets and urinals
* Archeological source of toilets and urinals has been found in srilanka in
several places, with the surface of the toilets and urinals were decorated with
beautiful carvings.

* They even added to the urinals of several clay pots to put one on top of
the other so that waste water is filtered before it is released into the soil.

* this shows the importance and the consideration of ancient srilankans

towards the environmental health while also give importance to sanitary
condition and the hygiene of the people.
Pictures of toilets and urinals found in
srilanka