The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... 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 collection of the poems of the ...
... 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 collection of the poems of the ...
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... tribes and were ruled by kings who were also their military leaders . The kings could not act as they liked . They had to be guided by the tribal assembly called the samiti or sabha , where all important matters affecting the tribe were ...
... tribes and were ruled by kings who were also their military leaders . The kings could not act as they liked . They had to be guided by the tribal assembly called the samiti or sabha , where all important matters affecting the tribe were ...
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... tribes 1 There is no record which gives any account of the struggles of the Aryans with the earlier inhabitants . The Yakshas and the Nāgas mentioned in Buddhist Works of this time do not refer to human beings . Hence if the Aryans were ...
... tribes 1 There is no record which gives any account of the struggles of the Aryans with the earlier inhabitants . The Yakshas and the Nāgas mentioned in Buddhist Works of this time do not refer to human beings . Hence if the Aryans were ...
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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