The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... Sculpture- ( 9 ) References to Ceylon in Indian and Greek Literature . III . THE NORTH INDIAN PERIOD II ( 1 ) North India- ( 2 ) South India- ( 3 ) The Political Divi- sion ( 4 ) Political History- ( 5 ) The System of Government and ...
... Sculpture- ( 9 ) References to Ceylon in Indian and Greek Literature . III . THE NORTH INDIAN PERIOD II ( 1 ) North India- ( 2 ) South India- ( 3 ) The Political Divi- sion ( 4 ) Political History- ( 5 ) The System of Government and ...
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... sculpture first appeared after the introduction of Buddhism . The earliest build- ings erected in Ceylon were dagäbas and vihārēs while the oldest sculptures represented some feature of Buddhism . The spread of Buddhism thus helped ...
... sculpture first appeared after the introduction of Buddhism . The earliest build- ings erected in Ceylon were dagäbas and vihārēs while the oldest sculptures represented some feature of Buddhism . The spread of Buddhism thus helped ...
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... sculpture , such as ' the figures of the Buddha , seated in the posture of meditation , and the moonstone carved on hard stone at the entrance to the so - called Queen's Palace at Anuradhapura . There are also examples of the Pallava ...
... sculpture , such as ' the figures of the Buddha , seated in the posture of meditation , and the moonstone carved on hard stone at the entrance to the so - called Queen's Palace at Anuradhapura . There are also examples of the Pallava ...
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