The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... Ceylon they were , as a few of them still are , in the earliest stage of man's development . Their chief occupation was hunting , and they lived on the flesh of wild ... Survey of Ceylon From Seligmann's Veddas 4 THE EARLY HISTORY OF CEYLON.
... Ceylon they were , as a few of them still are , in the earliest stage of man's development . Their chief occupation was hunting , and they lived on the flesh of wild ... Survey of Ceylon From Seligmann's Veddas 4 THE EARLY HISTORY OF CEYLON.
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... Ceylon . In other words while a knowledge of Pāli gave almost exclusively an education in religious matters , Sanskrit brought to the people a knowledge of secular subjects ... Survey of Ceylon ( Page 64 ) did 60 THE EARLY HISTORY OF CEYLON.
... Ceylon . In other words while a knowledge of Pāli gave almost exclusively an education in religious matters , Sanskrit brought to the people a knowledge of secular subjects ... Survey of Ceylon ( Page 64 ) did 60 THE EARLY HISTORY OF CEYLON.
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... Survey of Ceylon SIGIRIYA ROCK ( Page. Reproduced , by permission , from the ' Ceylon Journal of Science ' . FIGURES OF A MAN AND HORSE'S HEAD , ISURUMUNIYA (. 64 THE EARLY HISTORY OF CEYLON.
... Survey of Ceylon SIGIRIYA ROCK ( Page. Reproduced , by permission , from the ' Ceylon Journal of Science ' . FIGURES OF A MAN AND HORSE'S HEAD , ISURUMUNIYA (. 64 THE EARLY HISTORY OF CEYLON.
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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