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... Sanskrit . The chief difference from Sanskrit lies in the shortening of long - vowels , the de - aspiration of consonants ( Sanskrit , bhāryā ; Pāli , bhariyā ; Sinhalese , bariya ) , the reduction of double consonants into single ones ...
... Sanskrit . The chief difference from Sanskrit lies in the shortening of long - vowels , the de - aspiration of consonants ( Sanskrit , bhāryā ; Pāli , bhariyā ; Sinhalese , bariya ) , the reduction of double consonants into single ones ...
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... Sanskrit , in which language its scriptures were written . A Sanskrit inscription in Ceylon of the seventh century A.D. records the wish of the author to be a Buddha by the merit he has gained . Another Sanskrit inscription , which ...
... Sanskrit , in which language its scriptures were written . A Sanskrit inscription in Ceylon of the seventh century A.D. records the wish of the author to be a Buddha by the merit he has gained . Another Sanskrit inscription , which ...
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... Sanskrit a large number of words that the Sinhalese language lacked , and thus increased its richness of expression . They hitherto knew only the books of the Pali Canon , but now found new models in Sanskrit for literary works . They ...
... Sanskrit a large number of words that the Sinhalese language lacked , and thus increased its richness of expression . They hitherto knew only the books of the Pali Canon , but now found new models in Sanskrit for literary works . They ...
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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