The Early History of Ceylon: Or the Indian Period of Ceylon History

Abhayagiri Adam's Peak Agbo agriculture ancient Anuradhapura army Aryans became bhikshus Bhuvanaikabāhu bōdhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism Buddhist bhikshus buildings built called capital captured century A.D. Ceylon chief Cōla conquest Culavansa dägäbas Dappula death defeated Dharmakirti district Dravidians dynasty empire Gajabahu Gampola Ganga Hindu Hinduism history of Ceylon influence inscriptions invaded Ceylon invasions island Isurumuniya Jātaka Kalinga Kasyapa Kirti Sri lands language LANKATILAKA large number literary lived Magama Mahasen Mahaväli Ganga Mahavansa Mahāyāna Mahāyānists Mahinda mainly Malaya Mānābharaṇa Māyārața Mihindu Mōriya Mugalan Muslims Nissanka Malla North Indian Period occupied Pāli Pallava Pandya Parakrama Polonnaruva Portuguese probably Rajarața Rayigama rebellion region religious rivers Ruhuna ruled ruler Saddha Salamevan Sangha Sanskrit sculpture sects Sēna Sigiriya 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 Vihare vihārēs Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vijayanagara Vikramabahu village worship