The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... history of Ceylon . This is not surprising as the Mahāvansa , the chief source for the reconstruc- tion of the early history of this island , refers to this event as its first human settlement . But the story of man in Ceylon goes back ...
... history of Ceylon . This is not surprising as the Mahāvansa , the chief source for the reconstruc- tion of the early history of this island , refers to this event as its first human settlement . But the story of man in Ceylon goes back ...
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... Ceylon did not break away altogether from their brethren in India . The Āryans , once they settled here , did not long keep up their connec- tion with their kinsmen in India . The bhikshus , on the other hand , kept in ... HISTORY OF CEYLON.
... Ceylon did not break away altogether from their brethren in India . The Āryans , once they settled here , did not long keep up their connec- tion with their kinsmen in India . The bhikshus , on the other hand , kept in ... HISTORY OF CEYLON.
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... Ceylon from very early times . It is not certain whether the Arabs , who came before the Christian era to south - west India , had dealings with Ceylon . From the second ... Ceylon to exchange their goods with 56 THE EARLY HISTORY OF CEYLON.
... Ceylon from very early times . It is not certain whether the Arabs , who came before the Christian era to south - west India , had dealings with Ceylon . From the second ... Ceylon to exchange their goods with 56 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