History of Ceylon: From the earliest times to 1505 (2 v. )

Abhaya Abhayagiri according Aggabodhi ancient Ceylon Anuradhapura appears army Aryan ASCAR Asoka bhikkhus Bodhi Tree Brāhmaṇa Brahmi Brahmi inscriptions brother brought Buddha Buddhaghosa Buddhism called capital caves century B.C. chapter chronicles Cola Colombo commentaries Culavamsa Dappula death Devanampiya Tissa Dipavamsa doctrines Dravidian Dutthagamani dynasty earliest early Elāra elephant established father Ganga Gothabhaya irrigation Island Jaina Jātaka JCBRAS Kalinga Kambojas Kassapa Kataragama king kingdom known Kṣatriyas land later literature Mahā Mahābhārata Mahāgāma Mahānāga Mahāsena Mahaväli Mahāvamsa Mahāvihāra Mahāyāna Mahinda IV Mahinda Thera Maurya mentioned Mihintale Moggallāna monastery monks Nāga original Pāli Pallava Pandya Parakramabahu parumaka period Polonnaru prince probably records referred region reign Relic religion religious Rohana rule ruler Samgha Samghamitta Sangam Sanskrit second century Sena shrines Simhala Simhapura Sinhalese language South India stone story stupa stūpas Tamil tanks thera throne took tradition Udaya uparāja Vasabha Vaṭṭagāmaņi vihāra Vijaya worship