The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... activities . The introduction of Buddhism had also other results . The Buddhist missionaries brought not only a religious message but also much of the culture of their land . Their scriptures , the Pali Canon , were the first literary ...
... activities . The introduction of Buddhism had also other results . The Buddhist missionaries brought not only a religious message but also much of the culture of their land . Their scriptures , the Pali Canon , were the first literary ...
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... activities even when the central government was disorganized by the murder of a king or by a break in the succession . The normal order of things was not usually upset unless a rebellion it was prolonged or the country was invaded by ...
... activities even when the central government was disorganized by the murder of a king or by a break in the succession . The normal order of things was not usually upset unless a rebellion it was prolonged or the country was invaded by ...
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... activities than for his perform- ances as a warrior or statesman . According to available evidence though he conquered Anuradhapura and Polonnaruva , he does . not appear to have ruled over the Jaffna peninsula . Parakrama- bāhu VI was ...
... activities than for his perform- ances as a warrior or statesman . According to available evidence though he conquered Anuradhapura and Polonnaruva , he does . not appear to have ruled over the Jaffna peninsula . Parakrama- bāhu VI was ...
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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