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... built on the same pattern as those at Sānchi in Central India . Ilanāga ( A.D. 36-43 ) built the dāgäba at Tissamahārāmaya in the south , Gajabā ( A.D. 114-136 ) enlarged the Abhayagiri Dāgäba , which thus became the largest built ...
... built on the same pattern as those at Sānchi in Central India . Ilanāga ( A.D. 36-43 ) built the dāgäba at Tissamahārāmaya in the south , Gajabā ( A.D. 114-136 ) enlarged the Abhayagiri Dāgäba , which thus became the largest built ...
Page 54
... built . Upatissa I ( 368-409 ) built the Tōpāväva in Polonnaruva . Dhātusēna ( 460-478 ) built the Kalaväva by setting up a dam across the Kalā Oya . Mugalan II ( 537-556 ) also built many tanks . The Kurunduväva , which is either the ...
... built . Upatissa I ( 368-409 ) built the Tōpāväva in Polonnaruva . Dhātusēna ( 460-478 ) built the Kalaväva by setting up a dam across the Kalā Oya . Mugalan II ( 537-556 ) also built many tanks . The Kurunduväva , which is either the ...
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... built the largest dāgäba on record , the Demala Mahasäya in Polonnaruva , which survives today only as a mound . The Kiri Vehera , another dāgäba built by him , and the Rankot Vehera , built by Niśśanka Malla , are also large in size ...
... built the largest dāgäba on record , the Demala Mahasäya in Polonnaruva , which survives today only as a mound . The Kiri Vehera , another dāgäba built by him , and the Rankot Vehera , built by Niśśanka Malla , are also large in size ...
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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