The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... ISLAND THE landing of Vijaya with his seven hundred followers is generally regarded as the starting point of the history of Ceylon . This is not surprising as the Mahāvansa , the chief source for the reconstruc- tion of the early ...
... ISLAND THE landing of Vijaya with his seven hundred followers is generally regarded as the starting point of the history of Ceylon . This is not surprising as the Mahāvansa , the chief source for the reconstruc- tion of the early ...
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... island , Another cause that drew Ceylon away from India , in addition to its being an island , is its position in the highway of sea - traffic midway between Europe and the Far East , which brought Ceylon into touch with traders from ...
... island , Another cause that drew Ceylon away from India , in addition to its being an island , is its position in the highway of sea - traffic midway between Europe and the Far East , which brought Ceylon into touch with traders from ...
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... island . The western and the south - western coasts were little occupied , but a few people settled at Kälaniya and went into the interior along the river . There is no definite information which sheds any light with regard to the ...
... island . The western and the south - western coasts were little occupied , but a few people settled at Kälaniya and went into the interior along the river . There is no definite information which sheds any light with regard to the ...
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