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... Buddhist canon . Reference is made to poetical compositions on Buddhist themes . Several inscriptions in early Brahmi script were found to be in Sinhala verse . In the reign of Devanampiya Tissa , the establishment of two main ...
... Buddhist canon . Reference is made to poetical compositions on Buddhist themes . Several inscriptions in early Brahmi script were found to be in Sinhala verse . In the reign of Devanampiya Tissa , the establishment of two main ...
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... Buddhist Samgha . Depleting ranks and the hazards of sickness and death convinced them that the practice of preserving the Buddhist Canon and its commentaries through oral transmission had to be rethought . Thus , when Valagamba ( 89-77 ...
... Buddhist Samgha . Depleting ranks and the hazards of sickness and death convinced them that the practice of preserving the Buddhist Canon and its commentaries through oral transmission had to be rethought . Thus , when Valagamba ( 89-77 ...
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... Buddhist monastery . nagaraja Anthropomorphic Cobra - King . oya A seasonal river . pansala Buddhist temple or monastery . pancavasa Five - unit residential and teaching complex . panka durga A ' mud barrier ' , i.e. , a swamp or mud ...
... Buddhist monastery . nagaraja Anthropomorphic Cobra - King . oya A seasonal river . pansala Buddhist temple or monastery . pancavasa Five - unit residential and teaching complex . panka durga A ' mud barrier ' , i.e. , a swamp or mud ...
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Ananda W P Guruge Introduction | 12 |
T G Kulatunga Abhayagiri Vihara | 42 |
Hema Ratnayake Jetavana | 64 |
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Abhayagiri activities ancient Anuradhapura architecture became boulder brick bronze Buddha Buddhist building built called campaign capital carried carved cave central centre century A.D. chronicles complex conservation construction containing continued covered Cultural Triangle Dambulla decorated early east entrance established example excavations extended figures followed four gardens hall Hindu historical identified image house important India indicates inscriptions interesting island Jetavana Kandy Kandyan King Kingdom known largest later located major metres Minister moat monastery monks monuments original paintings palace Parakramabahu period Polonnaruva present preserved records referred reign religious remains rock roof royal sacred sculpture seated shrine side Sigiriya Sinhala Sri Lanka statue steps stone structure stupa style surrounding temple terrace throne Tooth Relic tradition UNESCO upper Vihara wall