Buddhism in Sri Lanka

Abhaya Abhayagiri Abhayagiri-vihāra Abhidhamma Aggabodhi ancient Sri Lanka Anuradhapura arahant Ariyavamsa B.C. Law BACSEA BCPP belonged bhikkhus Bhuvanakabahu Bodhi Buddha Buddha image Buddhaghosa Buddhism in Ceylon Buddhism in Sri Buddhist monasteries Buddhist monks Buddhist Samgha built ceremony cetiya Ceylon Colombo commentaries Culavamsa dāgaba Devanampiya Tissa Dhamma Dharmapāla Dipavamsa doctrine DPRD established Fa Hien festival fifth century A.D. gave Geiger Hien history of Buddhism HTBSEA Ibid India inscription island Jetavana Kandy Kassapa king of Sri Kotte learning Mahānāma Mahāthera Mahāvamsa Mahāvihāra Mahāyāna Mahāyānist Mahinda Mahinda IV meditation mentions Mihintale Myanmar named Natha Nikaya Pāli Parakramabahu Paramavitana period Pitaka Polonnaruva Portuguese preaching Pūjāvaliya Rājasinha recited reign of Parakramabahu religion religious ruled ruler Sanskrit scholars Sinhalese Sri Lanka stūpas sutta Tamil teacher temple Thera throne Thūpārāma took Tooth Relic Tripitaka Vaitulya VbhA Vesak vihāra Vijayabahu Vinaya xxxvii