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... buildings on the top of this rock . In the area below , on the west side , he set up the council chamber and other buildings where he held his public functions . He constructed the city by enclosing two oblong level spaces , one on ...
... buildings on the top of this rock . In the area below , on the west side , he set up the council chamber and other buildings where he held his public functions . He constructed the city by enclosing two oblong level spaces , one on ...
Page 112
... buildings of this period . The Lankatilaka and the Gaḍalādeṇ- iya Vihārēs were the only large buildings put up during this time . The Lankatilaka Vihārē was built on a hill near Gampola in the reign of Bhuvanaikabāhu IV ( 1344-1354 ) by ...
... buildings of this period . The Lankatilaka and the Gaḍalādeṇ- iya Vihārēs were the only large buildings put up during this time . The Lankatilaka Vihārē was built on a hill near Gampola in the reign of Bhuvanaikabāhu IV ( 1344-1354 ) by ...
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... buildings . Nor is there a complete list in the Mahāvansa of the buildings put up during this time . The Kälaniya Dāgäba was one of the most famous of the ancient dāgäbas , but the Mahāvansa does not say when or by whom it was built ...
... buildings . Nor is there a complete list in the Mahāvansa of the buildings put up during this time . The Kälaniya Dāgäba was one of the most famous of the ancient dāgäbas , but the Mahāvansa does not say when or by whom it was built ...
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