The Tamils of Sri Lanka: Their History and Role |
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... Buddhist Sangha . He gave the Tamil equi- valents , and the present locations , of the names of viharas mentioned in the Tamil equivalents , and the present locations . of the names of vihāras mentioned in the Sinhala Nampota , ( a work ...
... Buddhist Sangha . He gave the Tamil equi- valents , and the present locations , of the names of viharas mentioned in the Tamil equivalents , and the present locations . of the names of vihāras mentioned in the Sinhala Nampota , ( a work ...
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... Buddhist temples in that Brahmins been often interpreted as a gradual exertion of the dhists , but probab uism on the Buddhist religion . But deeper analysis pened in India 19 nows that the worship of such gods , and the presence he ...
... Buddhist temples in that Brahmins been often interpreted as a gradual exertion of the dhists , but probab uism on the Buddhist religion . But deeper analysis pened in India 19 nows that the worship of such gods , and the presence he ...
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... Buddhist temples show clearly that the presence of divine shrines in Buddhist temples had nothing to do with the influence of Hinduism on Buddhism but is a mere remnant of the worship of Vedic and Pauranic gods by the ancient Sinhala ...
... Buddhist temples show clearly that the presence of divine shrines in Buddhist temples had nothing to do with the influence of Hinduism on Buddhism but is a mere remnant of the worship of Vedic and Pauranic gods by the ancient Sinhala ...
Contents
Ceylon Tamil Inscriptions Ed | 4 |
The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest | 40 |
South Indian Inscriptions | 52 |
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13th century 7th century A.D. Alagakkonāra Alakesvara Anuradhapura Ariyacakravarti army attacked Batticaloa Bhuvenekabāhu Brahmin Buddhist Candrabhānu capital Ceylon chronicle coast Cola conquest Culavamsa culture Dambadeniya Dambadeniya kingdom defeated district Dravidian Dutthagamani dynasty E.Z. Vol established evidence feudatory flag of Jaffna Gampala governed Ibid Indo-Aryan inscription invaded the Dambadeniya invasion Island Jaffna kingdom Jaffna peninsula Javaka Jeyavira king of Jaffna kingdom of Jaffna Kotte Kulasekera Kurunagala language lyre flag Magha Mahāvamsa Mannar mentioned mercenaries Muslim names north central province north-western P.A.T. Gunasinghe Pandyan Pandyan kings Parakramabahu Pathmanathan pearl fishery period political Polonnaruva Portugese probably Pūjāvaliya Queyroz Rajarata records reference reign Rohana royal ruled ruler Sangrahaya Sendemain shows Sinhala king Sinhala kingdom Sinhala population sources south India spread Sri Lanka Tamil origin Tamil population Tamil speaking Tamil troops temple throne Trincomalee ulvāḍu Unpublished Thesis Uttaradesa Vanni Vanniars vihāras Vijayabahu Vijayanagara empire western word Yalpana Vaipavamalai Yapahuva