The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... language was adopted by many non - Aryan tribes . The Aryans who settled in Ceylon1 came no doubt from the northern part of India , but it is not certain from which part of that region the original settlers came . One way to fix their ...
... language was adopted by many non - Aryan tribes . The Aryans who settled in Ceylon1 came no doubt from the northern part of India , but it is not certain from which part of that region the original settlers came . One way to fix their ...
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Garrett Champness Mendis. in turn adopted their language . The word ' Dravidian ' , therefore does not represent a distinct race , but , like the word ' Aryan ' , is a convenient label to designate those who speak Dravidian languages ...
Garrett Champness Mendis. in turn adopted their language . The word ' Dravidian ' , therefore does not represent a distinct race , but , like the word ' Aryan ' , is a convenient label to designate those who speak Dravidian languages ...
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... language of Hinduism just as Pāli was the language of Theravada Buddhism , and Hinduism began to influence Ceylon as a result of its revival in India under the Gupta kings . In the seventh century there was a Hindu revival also in South ...
... language of Hinduism just as Pāli was the language of Theravada Buddhism , and Hinduism began to influence Ceylon as a result of its revival in India under the Gupta kings . In the seventh century there was a Hindu revival also in South ...
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