The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... Buddha . At this time greater emphasis was laid on the personality of the Buddha as shown in the veneration paid to relics and sacred bo - trees , and some of the Buddhist commentaries go further and teach that the Buddha , un- like ...
... Buddha . At this time greater emphasis was laid on the personality of the Buddha as shown in the veneration paid to relics and sacred bo - trees , and some of the Buddhist commentaries go further and teach that the Buddha , un- like ...
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... Buddha need not necessarily aim at the state of an arahat but might , if they so desired , follow the career of the Buddha himself ; they might by becoming bodhisattvas aim at being Buddhas and work for the release of others . No ...
... Buddha need not necessarily aim at the state of an arahat but might , if they so desired , follow the career of the Buddha himself ; they might by becoming bodhisattvas aim at being Buddhas and work for the release of others . No ...
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Garrett Champness Mendis. places sacred to Buddhism in India like Buddha Gayā , and it is said that Kit Siri Mevan sent an embassy with gifts to Samudragupta in order to obtain permission to build a vihārē at Buddha Gayā for the use of ...
Garrett Champness Mendis. places sacred to Buddhism in India like Buddha Gayā , and it is said that Kit Siri Mevan sent an embassy with gifts to Samudragupta in order to obtain permission to build a vihārē at Buddha Gayā for the use of ...
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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