Packet 4: Bonus 5

Inscriptions on a highly polished “mirror wall” at this site preserve the only known poetry of the Anuradhapura period. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this ancient rock fortress complex that towers over the Sri Lankan jungle and contains frescoes depicting apsaras. This complex built under Kashyapa I is named for the animal whose huge sculpted paws flank its entrance.
ANSWER: Sigiriya [or Sinhagiri; prompt on Lion Rock]
[10m] The frescos in Sigiriya are similar in style to those found in this complex of 30 Buddhist rock-cut caves in Maharashtra. These caves do not display Hindu or Jain art, unlike the nearby Ellora Caves.
ANSWER: Ajanta Caves
[10e] Chaitya worship halls in several of the Ajanta caves contain these domed hemispheric structures that house Buddhist relics. Narrative sculptures often adorn the torana gates around these structures, such as at the “great” one at Sanchi.
ANSWER: stupas
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HeardPPBE %M %H %
2413.3383%46%4%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
CambridgeTexas0101020ME
Chicago AToronto A001010E
Chicago BPurdue0000
GeorgetownMaryland B001010E
Georgia Tech AGeorgia Tech B0000
Illinois BNorthwestern B0101020ME
Johns HopkinsColumbia B001010E
MITIllinois A001010E
Maryland AColumbia A001010E
MinnesotaWashU0101020ME
NYU AIndiana0101020ME
North CarolinaSwarthmore001010E
Ohio StateVirginia0101020ME
Penn StateBruin0101020ME
PittsburghBritish Columbia0101020ME
RutgersNYU B10101030HME
Stanford BMichigan001010E
UC Berkeley AHarvard0101020ME
UC Berkeley BNorthwestern A0101020ME
UCFCornell0000
UCLAToronto B0101020ME
VanderbiltGeorgia Tech C001010E
Virginia TechStanford A001010E
WaterlooBrown0000

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TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
Main Site2026-04-17✓2413.3383%46%4%