The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... probably show that the early tribes of Ceylon were people who took their clan names from totems , or emblems of beasts and birds which they worshipped . There were no totemistic tribes among the Aryans referred to in the Rigvēda , the ...
... probably show that the early tribes of Ceylon were people who took their clan names from totems , or emblems of beasts and birds which they worshipped . There were no totemistic tribes among the Aryans referred to in the Rigvēda , the ...
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... probably did not come under the influence of the kings of Anuradhapura or Māgama . Owing to the heavy rainfall it must have been thickly wooded on either side and difficult of penetration . It was also not easily accessible from the ...
... probably did not come under the influence of the kings of Anuradhapura or Māgama . Owing to the heavy rainfall it must have been thickly wooded on either side and difficult of penetration . It was also not easily accessible from the ...
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... probably changed his capital because from Kōṭṭē he could com- mand the route to the interior , which crossed the Kälani Ganga near modern Grand Pass , and the route to Colombo from the north which crossed the same river at Vattala , and ...
... probably changed his capital because from Kōṭṭē he could com- mand the route to the interior , which crossed the Kälani Ganga near modern Grand Pass , and the route to Colombo from the north which crossed the same river at Vattala , and ...
Contents
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