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... century BC . The route was through Ta : mralipti in India , Lanka and Indo - China . By the fifth century , China had come to know about Lanka as a seat of great learning , with large libraries of Buddhist scriptures . The Chinese monk ...
... century BC . The route was through Ta : mralipti in India , Lanka and Indo - China . By the fifth century , China had come to know about Lanka as a seat of great learning , with large libraries of Buddhist scriptures . The Chinese monk ...
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... century : " By the end of the 12th century the Sangha of Ceylon had gained such a high reputation , after the reforms carried out by King Parakkama Ba : hu I , that a group of Burmese monks travelled to Ceylon , adopted the local ...
... century : " By the end of the 12th century the Sangha of Ceylon had gained such a high reputation , after the reforms carried out by King Parakkama Ba : hu I , that a group of Burmese monks travelled to Ceylon , adopted the local ...
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... century , no comparable work appeared anywhere in the Indian subcontinent till about the twelfth century " ( Dharmadasa , p . 3 ) Painting from a relic chamber ( now in Mihintale Museum 135.
... century , no comparable work appeared anywhere in the Indian subcontinent till about the twelfth century " ( Dharmadasa , p . 3 ) Painting from a relic chamber ( now in Mihintale Museum 135.
Contents
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