Early History of Education in Ceylon: From Earliest Times to Mahāsena

Abhaya Abhayagiri According Altekar Ancient India Anuradhapura appears arhants arrived in Ceylon Aryan Aśoka bhikkhunis bhikkhus Bodhi tree Brāhmaṇa Brahmin Buddha Buddhadatta Buddhaghosa Buddhist built cave century A.D. cetiya Chap chronicles CJSCG Colombo commentaries considered Devanampiyatissa Dhamma Dipavamsa doctrine DPPN earliest early Ceylon EHBC entered the Order famine Geiger Ibid indicate inhabitants inscriptions institution Intro IPSBK Island Jātaka JRASCB king learning literature lived Lond Mahā Mahāsena Mahathūpa Mahāvamsa Mahāvihāra Mahāyāna Mahinda mentioned Moggaliputta Tissa monastery monks Mookerji Nāga observe Pāli Pāli canon Paṇḍukābhaya Paranavitāna perhaps period prince purohita reference regarding reign religious residence Rohana ruler sacred Sahv sangha Sanghamitta Sihv Sinhalese language story stupa stūpas Supra surmised sutta Tamil tank teacher texts thera named Theravāda theris Tissa tradition Tripitaka Vedic vihāra Vijaya village worship xxxiii yakkhas