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... pabbhata specially for a community of Tamil monks and handed over villages for their support . After King Udaya's death his older son , Mahinda III , reigned for four years . He too , like his parents , was an exemplary ruler . On 5.
... pabbhata specially for a community of Tamil monks and handed over villages for their support . After King Udaya's death his older son , Mahinda III , reigned for four years . He too , like his parents , was an exemplary ruler . On 5.
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... monks at a vihara near Kantalay . From there he moved to Madirigiriya nearby . Here a " Peace Accord " was signed between the two royal cousins with the monks acting as surety . > " I have made over Raja Rata to the 24.
... monks at a vihara near Kantalay . From there he moved to Madirigiriya nearby . Here a " Peace Accord " was signed between the two royal cousins with the monks acting as surety . > " I have made over Raja Rata to the 24.
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... monks . The Brahmin ( Hindu ) teachers also continued to run their own schools . Brahmin priests or purohitas were maintained in the palaces of kings as royal soothsayers and also to conduct the important rites and ceremonies for the ...
... monks . The Brahmin ( Hindu ) teachers also continued to run their own schools . Brahmin priests or purohitas were maintained in the palaces of kings as royal soothsayers and also to conduct the important rites and ceremonies for the ...
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