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... Sanskrit . The chief difference from Sanskrit lies in the shortening of long - vowels , the de - aspiration of consonants ( Sanskrit , bhāryā ; Pāli , bhariyā ; Sinhalese , bariya ) , the reduction of double consonants into single ones ...
... Sanskrit . The chief difference from Sanskrit lies in the shortening of long - vowels , the de - aspiration of consonants ( Sanskrit , bhāryā ; Pāli , bhariyā ; Sinhalese , bariya ) , the reduction of double consonants into single ones ...
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... Sanskrit , in which language its scriptures were written . A Sanskrit inscription in Ceylon of the seventh century A.D. records the wish of the author to be a Buddha by the merit he has gained . Another Sanskrit inscription , which ...
... Sanskrit , in which language its scriptures were written . A Sanskrit inscription in Ceylon of the seventh century A.D. records the wish of the author to be a Buddha by the merit he has gained . Another Sanskrit inscription , which ...
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... Sanskrit a large number of words that the Sinhalese language lacked , and thus increased its richness of expression . They hitherto knew only the books of the Pāli Canon , but now found new models in Sanskrit for literary works . They ...
... Sanskrit a large number of words that the Sinhalese language lacked , and thus increased its richness of expression . They hitherto knew only the books of the Pāli Canon , but now found new models in Sanskrit for literary works . They ...
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