The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... Pali Canon of Ceylon is believed by many to have been elaborated . Buddhism probably made a quicker advance from the last quarter of the fourth century B.C. , when Chandragupta , who be- longed to the Maurya ( Mōriya ) clan , became the ...
... Pali Canon of Ceylon is believed by many to have been elaborated . Buddhism probably made a quicker advance from the last quarter of the fourth century B.C. , when Chandragupta , who be- longed to the Maurya ( Mōriya ) clan , became the ...
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... Pali Canon , were the first literary works that came to this country . They consisted of a large number of books and were composed in a mixed Āryan dialect which was later called Pāli . Pāli is a language rich in expression , and it ...
... Pali Canon , were the first literary works that came to this country . They consisted of a large number of books and were composed in a mixed Āryan dialect which was later called Pāli . Pāli is a language rich in expression , and it ...
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... Pali Canon of the Theravāda sect , which was brought from India , was not written down but was handed down orally from teacher to pupil . During the severe famine that followed the revolt of the Brahmin Tissa many of the bhikshus , who ...
... Pali Canon of the Theravāda sect , which was brought from India , was not written down but was handed down orally from teacher to pupil . During the severe famine that followed the revolt of the Brahmin Tissa many of the bhikshus , who ...
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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