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... later Madura . Cōla extended along the east coast from the Penner to the Vellar , and westwards as far as Coorg . Its capital at first was Uraiyur ( old Trichinopoly ) and later Kāveripaṭṭinam . Kāñchi ( Conjeeveram ) was another of its ...
... later Madura . Cōla extended along the east coast from the Penner to the Vellar , and westwards as far as Coorg . Its capital at first was Uraiyur ( old Trichinopoly ) and later Kāveripaṭṭinam . Kāñchi ( Conjeeveram ) was another of its ...
Page 61
... later Buddhists , and his methods of exposition of the scriptures were followed in later times even in Burma . The most important Pāli work of this period is the Mahāvansa written about the sixth century A.D. It covers the same ground ...
... later Buddhists , and his methods of exposition of the scriptures were followed in later times even in Burma . The most important Pāli work of this period is the Mahāvansa written about the sixth century A.D. It covers the same ground ...
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... later captured by Parakramabāhu II , it is clear that he never ruled over the present Northern Province , which continued to be occupied by the suc- cessors of Magha . The next important event in the history of the Tamil Kingdom was its ...
... later captured by Parakramabāhu II , it is clear that he never ruled over the present Northern Province , which continued to be occupied by the suc- cessors of Magha . The next important event in the history of the Tamil Kingdom was its ...
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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