The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 60
Page
... BUDDHISM ( 1 ) The Island- ( 2 ) The Väddas- ( 3 ) The Peoples of the New Stone Age ( 4 ) The Aryans ( 5 ) The Dravidians- ( 6 ) Buddhism- ( 7 ) The Coming of Buddhism from India to Ceylon ( 8 ) The Influence of Buddhism on Ceylon . II ...
... BUDDHISM ( 1 ) The Island- ( 2 ) The Väddas- ( 3 ) The Peoples of the New Stone Age ( 4 ) The Aryans ( 5 ) The Dravidians- ( 6 ) Buddhism- ( 7 ) The Coming of Buddhism from India to Ceylon ( 8 ) The Influence of Buddhism on Ceylon . II ...
Page 12
... BUDDHISM FROM INDIA TO CEYLON The spread of Buddhism at first was due mainly to the efforts of the bhikshus who handed down the dhamma , the teaching of the Buddha . The first home of Buddhism was in Magadha ( South Bihar ) , the ...
... BUDDHISM FROM INDIA TO CEYLON The spread of Buddhism at first was due mainly to the efforts of the bhikshus who handed down the dhamma , the teaching of the Buddha . The first home of Buddhism was in Magadha ( South Bihar ) , the ...
Page 13
... Buddhist monasteries ) as centres of learning and instruction supplied a need which had hitherto not been satisfied . 8. THE INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM ON CEYLON At the time Buddhism was introduced the people of Ceylon were superstitious and ...
... Buddhist monasteries ) as centres of learning and instruction supplied a need which had hitherto not been satisfied . 8. THE INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM ON CEYLON At the time Buddhism was introduced the people of Ceylon were superstitious and ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
THE NORTH INDIAN PERIOD II | 13 |
THE SOUTH INDIAN PERIOD I | 65 |
3 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abhayagiri Agbō Anuradhapura army Aryans Aśōka became bhikshus Bhuvanaikabāhu bōdhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism Buddhist bhikshus buildings built CALIFORNIA LIBRARY called capital captured century A.D. Cēra Ceylon chief Cōla conquest Copyright Archæological Survey Culavansa dāgäbas death defeated Dharmakirti district Dravidians dynasty empire Gajabāhu Gampola Ganga Hindu Hinduism history of Ceylon influence inscriptions invasions island Isurumuniya Jātaka Kalinga Kirti Kōṭṭē Lambakarṇa language Lankatilaka large number lived Māgama Mahasen Mahaväli Ganga Mahāvansa Mahāvihārē Mahāyāna Mahāyānists mainly Malaya Mānābharaṇa Māyārața Mihindu Mōriya Muslims Nāga Niśśanka Malla North Indian Period occupied Pāli Canon Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva probably Rājarāja Rajarața Rayigama rebellion region reign religious rivers Ruhuna ruled ruler Saddha Sangha Sanskrit sculpture sects Sēna Sigiriya Sinhalese kings Sinhalese language Siri Mevan Siva South India Srī Sri Vallabha successors Survey of Ceylon Tamil kingdom tanks temple throne Tissa took tribes troops Väddas Vihārē Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vijayanagara Vikramabahu Vīra worship