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Jayaratna Banda Disanayaka. 73 Yakkhas in flight ( mural at Kelani Vihara ) CITTA RAJA Yakkhas form another clan or tribe that lived in the island during the days of the Buddha . There are many references to them in the chronicles . One ...
Jayaratna Banda Disanayaka. 73 Yakkhas in flight ( mural at Kelani Vihara ) CITTA RAJA Yakkhas form another clan or tribe that lived in the island during the days of the Buddha . There are many references to them in the chronicles . One ...
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... yakkhas . On this spot stands the Mahiyangana stupa . " To this great gathering of yakkhas went the Blessed One , and there , in the midst of that assembly , hovering in the air over their heads , at the place of the ( future ) ...
... yakkhas . On this spot stands the Mahiyangana stupa . " To this great gathering of yakkhas went the Blessed One , and there , in the midst of that assembly , hovering in the air over their heads , at the place of the ( future ) ...
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... Yakkhas ( Yakshas in Sanskrit ) . - a Vijaya married Kuvanna : who gave him two children son called Ji : vahatta and a daughter called Disa : la . Since Kuvanna : did not belong to the Indian royal caste to which Vijaya belonged , he ...
... Yakkhas ( Yakshas in Sanskrit ) . - a Vijaya married Kuvanna : who gave him two children son called Ji : vahatta and a daughter called Disa : la . Since Kuvanna : did not belong to the Indian royal caste to which Vijaya belonged , he ...
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LANKA THE ISLAND KINGDOM | 13 |
MAHA RAJA THE GREAT KING | 22 |
THE KING AND GOOD GOVERNANCE | 32 |
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ancient Anura:dha-pura Ba:hu became become belonged Bo:dhi brother brought Buddha Buddhist building built called capital century ceremony Ceylon chief chronicles claim Colombo considered consort cultural daughter death dynasty English epic father Founder four gave give given hand head important Indian inscriptions island kingdom Kandy Kandyan king king's known land language later literature lived Maha Maha:vansa Malla matter means ministers monks Na:ga officer origins ornaments palace Pali Parakkama Bahu period poem poet political Polonnaruva Portuguese present prince Prof queen ra:ja rain Raja Sinha record referred reign relations religious royal rule Sacred Tooth Sangha Sanskrit says Se:na sent Silva Sinhala Sinhalese Sinhalese kings Siri South Sri Lanka story stupa succession tanks temple term throne Tissa took tree verse Viha:ra Vijaya wife write