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... lands for their sustenance as long as they rendered him service . He adopted the same method to compensate people such as soldiers and craftsmen who worked for him . Kings also granted lands for the maintenance of vihārēs and the supply ...
... lands for their sustenance as long as they rendered him service . He adopted the same method to compensate people such as soldiers and craftsmen who worked for him . Kings also granted lands for the maintenance of vihārēs and the supply ...
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... lands belonging to the vihārē as payment for services , and the lands passed from father to son as long as the services continued to be rendered . The officials had to keep a record of all services and payments . They had no right to ...
... lands belonging to the vihārē as payment for services , and the lands passed from father to son as long as the services continued to be rendered . The officials had to keep a record of all services and payments . They had no right to ...
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Garrett Champness Mendis. tax . All lands except those given away for services , whether fields , chēnas or gardens , had to pay a share of the produce . In Niśśanka Malla's time lands were divided into three classes and the rates of land ...
Garrett Champness Mendis. tax . All lands except those given away for services , whether fields , chēnas or gardens , had to pay a share of the produce . In Niśśanka Malla's time lands were divided into three classes and the rates of land ...
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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