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... buildings of all these vihārēs covered a wide area , and each of them accommodated a large number of bhikshus . The grounds of the Mahavihārē , for instance , extended from the Thūpārama to the Dakkhiņa Vihārē Dāgäba ( Elāra's tomb ) ...
... buildings of all these vihārēs covered a wide area , and each of them accommodated a large number of bhikshus . The grounds of the Mahavihārē , for instance , extended from the Thūpārama to the Dakkhiņa Vihārē Dāgäba ( Elāra's tomb ) ...
Page 63
... buildings on the top of this rock . In the area below , on the west side , he set up the council chamber and other buildings where he held his public functions . He constructed the city by enclosing two oblong level spaces , one on ...
... buildings on the top of this rock . In the area below , on the west side , he set up the council chamber and other buildings where he held his public functions . He constructed the city by enclosing two oblong level spaces , one on ...
Page 112
... buildings of this period . The Lankatilaka and the Gaḍalādeṇ- iya Vihārēs were the only large buildings put up during this time . The Lankatilaka Vihārē was built on a hill near Gampola in the reign of Bhuvanaikabāhu IV ( 1344-1354 ) by ...
... buildings of this period . The Lankatilaka and the Gaḍalādeṇ- iya Vihārēs were the only large buildings put up during this time . The Lankatilaka Vihārē was built on a hill near Gampola in the reign of Bhuvanaikabāhu IV ( 1344-1354 ) by ...
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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