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... Hindu Sage Gautama who attained Nirvana and paved the way for others to emulate . ( TRC ) . From the burning funeral ... ( Hindu ) , and slew the community of Bhikkus , burned the sacred books and destroyed the Monasteries ' . The ...
... Hindu Sage Gautama who attained Nirvana and paved the way for others to emulate . ( TRC ) . From the burning funeral ... ( Hindu ) , and slew the community of Bhikkus , burned the sacred books and destroyed the Monasteries ' . The ...
Page 61
... Hindu Kovil not far from the Thuparama at P'naruwa ( AIC ) . Many Tamil Kings who ruled Lanka from A'pura and P'naruwa although Hindus , patronised the Buddhist religion by donations to the temples , like the Tamil Queen of Kudda ...
... Hindu Kovil not far from the Thuparama at P'naruwa ( AIC ) . Many Tamil Kings who ruled Lanka from A'pura and P'naruwa although Hindus , patronised the Buddhist religion by donations to the temples , like the Tamil Queen of Kudda ...
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... Hindu extraction . ( Karavas of Ceylon Society and Culture by M. D. Raghavan , K. V. G. de Silva and Co. Ltd. , Colombo Publishers ( TAE ) . Pundit Dr. Nandadeva Wijesekera in his ' The Sinhalese ' states , ' Caste or kula can be known ...
... Hindu extraction . ( Karavas of Ceylon Society and Culture by M. D. Raghavan , K. V. G. de Silva and Co. Ltd. , Colombo Publishers ( TAE ) . Pundit Dr. Nandadeva Wijesekera in his ' The Sinhalese ' states , ' Caste or kula can be known ...
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