The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... Sinhalese their language , is still the most widely spoken in Ceylon . Iron which they introduced is yet the most widely used metal in the island . Agriculture , which they brought to this island , is even today the main occupation of ...
... Sinhalese their language , is still the most widely spoken in Ceylon . Iron which they introduced is yet the most widely used metal in the island . Agriculture , which they brought to this island , is even today the main occupation of ...
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... Sinhalese , but there is no doubt that it is considerable . Otherwise it is difficult to explain why the Sinhalese language , not only in its vocabulary but also in its structure , shows the influence of Tamil 1 1 In the Rigveda there ...
... Sinhalese , but there is no doubt that it is considerable . Otherwise it is difficult to explain why the Sinhalese language , not only in its vocabulary but also in its structure , shows the influence of Tamil 1 1 In the Rigveda there ...
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... Sinhalese language at this period , as the inscriptions show , differed little from the other Aryan dialects of India.1 The Sinhalese characters inscribed on rocks also show hardly any devia- tion from the script of Aśōka till the first ...
... Sinhalese language at this period , as the inscriptions show , differed little from the other Aryan dialects of India.1 The Sinhalese characters inscribed on rocks also show hardly any devia- tion from the script of Aśōka till the first ...
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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