Voices from Ancient Sri LankaFictionalized speeches of kings and national heroes of Sri Lanka, 5th century B.C.-4th century A.D.; drawn from the Mahāvaṃśa and Dīpavaṃśa, Buddhist canonical texts. |
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... military power to equal that of the Colas , in spite of the fact that they have the remarkable advantage of being able to obtain unlimited reinforcements across the sea . While his youthful idealism and vigorous enthusiasm have thus led ...
... military power to equal that of the Colas , in spite of the fact that they have the remarkable advantage of being able to obtain unlimited reinforcements across the sea . While his youthful idealism and vigorous enthusiasm have thus led ...
Page 108
... military officials would surface as the new king . When she announced her intention to ascend the throne herself and be the first woman to have become the ruling monarch in Lanka , we knew that the court was in disarray . The Chief ...
... military officials would surface as the new king . When she announced her intention to ascend the throne herself and be the first woman to have become the ruling monarch in Lanka , we knew that the court was in disarray . The Chief ...
Page 132
... military service . It had been the coveted domain of the ksatriyas . But times were changing and the old traditions were fast yielding to new . New power bases were taking shape and the versatile and forward- looking Lambakannas had ...
... military service . It had been the coveted domain of the ksatriyas . But times were changing and the old traditions were fast yielding to new . New power bases were taking shape and the versatile and forward- looking Lambakannas had ...
Contents
King Vijayas Last Address to the Founding Fathers | 1 |
Pandukabhaya Presents His TenYear Programme of Town | 15 |
King Uttiyas Funeral Oration at the Cremation of the Mahathera | 29 |
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