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Page iii
... Isurumuniya Temple , near Anuradha- pura . PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION I HAVE attempted in this book to satisfy , as far possible , the need for a work on the early History of Ceylon . I made it my aim to eliminate all myths and legends ...
... Isurumuniya Temple , near Anuradha- pura . PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION I HAVE attempted in this book to satisfy , as far possible , the need for a work on the early History of Ceylon . I made it my aim to eliminate all myths and legends ...
Page xi
... Isurumuniya IO . A Fresco at Sīgiriya II . 12 . The Gedige , Nālanda Sigiriya - The Lion Rock 13. Figures of a Man and a Horse's Head , Isurumuniya 14 . The Kiri Vehera , Polonnaruva 15 . The Lankatilaka Vihārē , Polonnaruva 16. Šiva ...
... Isurumuniya IO . A Fresco at Sīgiriya II . 12 . The Gedige , Nālanda Sigiriya - The Lion Rock 13. Figures of a Man and a Horse's Head , Isurumuniya 14 . The Kiri Vehera , Polonnaruva 15 . The Lankatilaka Vihārē , Polonnaruva 16. Šiva ...
Page 38
... Isurumuniya ( Tissavāpi ) KURUNAGALA RO Vessagiriya To Pubbarama Brazen Palace To Nuvara DICKSON ROAD Bo - tree Dakkhina Vihara Dägäba väva MALVATU Adapted , with permission , from the Map of the Archæological Survey of Ceylon . RAILWAY ...
... Isurumuniya ( Tissavāpi ) KURUNAGALA RO Vessagiriya To Pubbarama Brazen Palace To Nuvara DICKSON ROAD Bo - tree Dakkhina Vihara Dägäba väva MALVATU Adapted , with permission , from the Map of the Archæological Survey of Ceylon . RAILWAY ...
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1 The Island2 The Väddas3 The Peoples of | 1 |
II | 16 |
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