The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... influence mainly through Hinduism , which not only became firmly established in the eleventh century , but also influenced Buddhism to a considerable extent . It is difficult to gauge the extent of Tamil blood among the Sinhalese , but ...
... influence mainly through Hinduism , which not only became firmly established in the eleventh century , but also influenced Buddhism to a considerable extent . It is difficult to gauge the extent of Tamil blood among the Sinhalese , but ...
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... INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM ON CEYLON At the time Buddhism was introduced the people of Ceylon were superstitious and to some extent barbarous in their practices , and their religion was nothing more than animism and worship of capricious ...
... INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM ON CEYLON At the time Buddhism was introduced the people of Ceylon were superstitious and to some extent barbarous in their practices , and their religion was nothing more than animism and worship of capricious ...
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... influence of Sanskrit led to a great deal of literary activity . The earliest work of this period is the Dipavansa , a compilation of Pāli ballads and verses , most of which were composed during the North Indian Period I. It deals with ...
... influence of Sanskrit led to a great deal of literary activity . The earliest work of this period is the Dipavansa , a compilation of Pāli ballads and verses , most of which were composed during the North Indian Period I. It deals with ...
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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