The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... Mahāvansa , but the Mahavansa was continued later on up to the eighteenth century , by diverse authors at diverse times , so that now it com- prises the whole history of the island , from the first immigration of the Aryans under Vijaya ...
... Mahāvansa , but the Mahavansa was continued later on up to the eighteenth century , by diverse authors at diverse times , so that now it com- prises the whole history of the island , from the first immigration of the Aryans under Vijaya ...
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... Mahavansa completed the building of the Ruvanväli Säya and rebuilt the Lōvamahapāya , as that built by Duțugämuņu had been burnt down . At the beginning of the reign of his son , Valagambā ( 103-89 B.C. ) a Brāhmin called Tissa raised a ...
... Mahavansa completed the building of the Ruvanväli Säya and rebuilt the Lōvamahapāya , as that built by Duțugämuņu had been burnt down . At the beginning of the reign of his son , Valagambā ( 103-89 B.C. ) a Brāhmin called Tissa raised a ...
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... and this book will serve its purpose if it helps the people of this island , even in a small way , to obtain a better understanding of their past history . I. APPENDIX I THE SOURCES The Mahavansa . The chief 114 THE EARLY HISTORY OF CEYLON.
... and this book will serve its purpose if it helps the people of this island , even in a small way , to obtain a better understanding of their past history . I. APPENDIX I THE SOURCES The Mahavansa . The chief 114 THE EARLY HISTORY OF CEYLON.
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
THE NORTH INDIAN PERIOD II | 13 |
THE SOUTH INDIAN PERIOD I | 65 |
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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