Salaams All Note to Library~ The Zoomorphic styles of India need to be brought into focus since that is the largest and closest neighbour to the old Sri Lankan situation and must have played an important part in design and style influence..and since the religious form was broadly quite similar. See
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16363
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.