The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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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 ...
Page 85
... Hindu rites but also built Hindu temples . The spread of Hinduism led to a greater observance of the rules of caste . Some kings of Ceylon are said to have followed the Laws of Manu which , among other things , deal with the rules of ...
... Hindu rites but also built Hindu temples . The spread of Hinduism led to a greater observance of the rules of caste . Some kings of Ceylon are said to have followed the Laws of Manu which , among other things , deal with the rules of ...
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... Hindu gods began to be worshipped also either in devalēs attached to the Buddhist Vihārēs or in the vihārēs themselves . In the Laǹkā- tilaka Vihārē , near Gampola , images of Hindu gods were placed between the inner and the outer wall ...
... Hindu gods began to be worshipped also either in devalēs attached to the Buddhist Vihārēs or in the vihārēs themselves . In the Laǹkā- tilaka Vihārē , near Gampola , images of Hindu gods were placed between the inner and the outer wall ...
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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