A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... Sanskrit Sanskrit , the sacred language of the Brahmaņas , was studied by the Sinhalese during certain epochs of this period with such assiduity as to produce works of great literary merit , in spite of the fact that the language of ...
... Sanskrit Sanskrit , the sacred language of the Brahmaņas , was studied by the Sinhalese during certain epochs of this period with such assiduity as to produce works of great literary merit , in spite of the fact that the language of ...
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... Sanskrit and Pāli texts . When the Sanskrit or Pāli words are eliminated , a sanne becomes a Sinhalese translation of the Sanskrit or Pāli text concerned . Several sannes are extant . Somewhat different were the gäṭapadas which give the ...
... Sanskrit and Pāli texts . When the Sanskrit or Pāli words are eliminated , a sanne becomes a Sinhalese translation of the Sanskrit or Pāli text concerned . Several sannes are extant . Somewhat different were the gäṭapadas which give the ...
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... Sanskrit , and is generally regarded as one of the best extant Pāli poems . To the same author is attributed the first part of the Cūlavamsa , which is a continuation of the epic chronicle , the Mahāvaṁsa , and is itself the epic of ...
... Sanskrit , and is generally regarded as one of the best extant Pāli poems . To the same author is attributed the first part of the Cūlavamsa , which is a continuation of the epic chronicle , the Mahāvaṁsa , and is itself the epic of ...
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Abhaya Aggabodhi Alagakkōnāra Alakeśvara ancient Anuradhapura Arya-cakravarti attack bāhu battle bhikkhus Bhuvanaikabāhu Brāhmaṇas brother Buddha Buddhist built called canal Candrabhānu capital captured century B.C. Ceylon Chinese Chronicle coins Cola Cola king commander Culavamsa Dakkhinadesa Dambadeniya Dappula death defeated district Dutthagamani dynasty elephants enemy established festival forces Gajabāhu Gampala Ganga Image inscriptions irrigation Island Jaffna Jāvaka Kalinga Kassapa king's kingdom known Kōralē Kōṭṭe kramabahu Kulasekhara Kuruṇāgala land Lankapura literary Madhura Magha Mahaväli Mahāyāna Mahinda Mānābharaṇa military minister Moggallāna monastery monks Nāga named Nissankamalla palace Pāli Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu poem Polonnaruva Polonnaruva period prince princess queen Rajarata Rayigama referred reign of Parakramabahu religious restored royal Ruhuna ruled ruler Sangha Sanskrit Sapumal Sena senapati sent shrines Sinhalese army Sinhalese king soldiers South India sovereignty stone stupa stūpas Tamil tank temple territory thera throne Tissa took Tooth Relic troops vihāra Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vikramabahu Vira Yakṣas Yapavuva