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... Hinduism- ( 8 ) Literature -- ( 9 ) Architecture , Sculpture , and Painting . THE SOUTH INDIAN PERIOD I ( 1 ) The Cōlas ( 2 ) The Cōla Rule in Ceylon and its Over- throw by Vijayabāhu I— ( 3 ) Vijayabāhu I and his Successors- ( 4 ) The ...
... Hinduism- ( 8 ) Literature -- ( 9 ) Architecture , Sculpture , and Painting . THE SOUTH INDIAN PERIOD I ( 1 ) The Cōlas ( 2 ) The Cōla Rule in Ceylon and its Over- throw by Vijayabāhu I— ( 3 ) Vijayabāhu I and his Successors- ( 4 ) The ...
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... Hinduism just as Pāli was the language of Thēravāda 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 India . It ...
... Hinduism just as Pāli was the language of Thēravāda 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 India . It ...
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... Hinduism was gradually replaced by that of Christianity . They also began to adopt western methods and customs and to lay the foundations for the great advance made in the last hundred years . There is no doubt that Ceylon has changed ...
... Hinduism was gradually replaced by that of Christianity . They also began to adopt western methods and customs and to lay the foundations for the great advance made in the last hundred years . There is no doubt that Ceylon has changed ...
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1 The Island2 The Väddas3 The Peoples of | 1 |
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THE NORTH INDIAN PERIOD II | 27 |
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Abhayagiri Adam's Peak Agbō Anuradhapura army Aryans Aśōka became bhikshus Bhuvanaikabāhu bodhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism Buddhist bhikshus buildings built called capital captured century A.D. Cēra chief Cōla conquest Copyright Archæological Survey Culavansa Dāgäba death defeated district Dravidians dynasty empire Gajabāhu Gampola Ganga Hindu Hinduism history of Ceylon influence inscriptions invaded Ceylon invasions island Isurumuniya Jātaka Kālidāsa Kalinga Kāśyapa Kirti Kōṭṭē lands language Lankatilaka large number lived Māgama Mahasen Mahaväli Ganga Mahavansa Mahavihārē Mahāyānists mainly Malaya Mānābharaṇa Māyārața Mihindu Mōriya Muslims Nāga Niśśanka Niśśańka Malla North Indian Period occupied Pāli Pali Canon Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva probably Rājarāja Rajarața Rayigama rebellion region reign religious rivers Ruhuna ruled ruler Saddhā Sangha Sanskrit sculpture sects Sēna Sinhalese kings Sinhalese language Siri Mevan Siva South India Sri Vallabha successors Survey of Ceylon Tamil kingdom tanks temple throne Tissa took tribes troops Väddas Vihārē Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vijayanagara Vikramabahu worship