The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... Hinduism just as Pāli was the language of Theravada Buddhism , and Hinduism began to influence Ceylon as a result of its revival in India under the Gupta kings . In the seventh century there was a Hindu revival also in South India . It ...
... Hinduism just as Pāli was the language of Theravada Buddhism , and Hinduism began to influence Ceylon as a result of its revival in India under the Gupta kings . In the seventh century there was a Hindu revival also in South India . It ...
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... Hindu civilization received a set - back . South India , however , continued to be Hindu and three great empires , the Cōla , the Pandya and the Vijayanagara , rose in succession . 1 Indian Painting by Percy Brown , p . 33 . Ceylon had ...
... Hindu civilization received a set - back . South India , however , continued to be Hindu and three great empires , the Cōla , the Pandya and the Vijayanagara , rose in succession . 1 Indian Painting by Percy Brown , p . 33 . Ceylon had ...
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... Hindu rites but also built Hindu temples . The spread of Hinduism led to a greater observance of the rules of caste . Some kings of Ceylon are said to have followed the Laws of Manu which , among other things , deal with the rules of ...
... Hindu rites but also built Hindu temples . The spread of Hinduism led to a greater observance of the rules of caste . Some kings of Ceylon are said to have followed the Laws of Manu which , among other things , deal with the rules of ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
THE NORTH INDIAN PERIOD II | 13 |
THE SOUTH INDIAN PERIOD I | 65 |
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Abhayagiri Agbō Anuradhapura army Aryans Aśōka became bhikshus Bhuvanaikabāhu bōdhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism Buddhist bhikshus buildings built CALIFORNIA LIBRARY called capital captured century A.D. Cēra Ceylon chief Cōla conquest Copyright Archæological Survey Culavansa dāgäbas death defeated Dharmakirti district Dravidians dynasty empire Gajabāhu Gampola Ganga Hindu Hinduism history of Ceylon influence inscriptions invasions island Isurumuniya Jātaka Kalinga Kirti Kōṭṭē Lambakarṇa language Lankatilaka large number lived Māgama Mahasen Mahaväli Ganga Mahāvansa Mahāvihārē Mahāyāna Mahāyānists mainly Malaya Mānābharaṇa Māyārața Mihindu Mōriya Muslims Nāga Niśśanka Malla North Indian Period occupied Pāli Canon Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva probably Rājarāja Rajarața Rayigama rebellion region reign religious rivers Ruhuna ruled ruler Saddha Sangha Sanskrit sculpture sects Sēna Sigiriya Sinhalese kings Sinhalese language Siri Mevan Siva South India Srī Sri Vallabha successors Survey of Ceylon Tamil kingdom tanks temple throne Tissa took tribes troops Väddas Vihārē Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vijayanagara Vikramabahu Vīra worship