A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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Page 127
... Kassapa I ( Sigiri Kasubu ) gained the throne in the year 477 . The Culavamsa says , ' he betook himself through fear to Sihagiri which is difficult of ascent for human beings . He cleared the land round about , surrounded it with a ...
... Kassapa I ( Sigiri Kasubu ) gained the throne in the year 477 . The Culavamsa says , ' he betook himself through fear to Sihagiri which is difficult of ascent for human beings . He cleared the land round about , surrounded it with a ...
Page 129
... Kassapa turned his elephant round and moved to the rear to seek a way round the swamp : this was misunderstood by his troops as a sign of flight and they broke up in disorder , leaving Moggallāna the victor . Deserted by his troops , ...
... Kassapa turned his elephant round and moved to the rear to seek a way round the swamp : this was misunderstood by his troops as a sign of flight and they broke up in disorder , leaving Moggallāna the victor . Deserted by his troops , ...
Page 130
... Kassapa defeated him : Kassapa rode his war - elephant to the top of the hill and became known as Giri - Kassapa . But Silākāla's obduracy was not softened by these defeats . He continued to incite rebellion all over the country and ...
... Kassapa defeated him : Kassapa rode his war - elephant to the top of the hill and became known as Giri - Kassapa . But Silākāla's obduracy was not softened by these defeats . He continued to incite rebellion all over the country and ...
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Abhaya Abhayagiri Aggabodhi Alagakkōnāra Alakeśvara ancient Anuradhapura Arya-cakravarti ascended the throne Asoka attack bāhu battle bhikkhus Bhuvanaikabāhu Bodhi Bodhi Tree Brāhmaṇas Brahmi brother Buddha Buddhist built called canal Candrabhānu capital captured century B.C. Ceylon chronicles commander consecrated Culavamsa Dambadeniya Dappula death defeated Dhatusena district Dravidian Dutthagamani dynasty elephants enemy established father festival fighting forces Gajabāhu Gampala Ganga images inscriptions irrigation Island Jaffna Jāvaka Kalinga Kassapa king's kingdom known Kōralē Kōṭṭe Kulasekhara land Lankapura literary Madhura Magha Mahaväli Mahāvihāra Mahāyāna Mahinda Mānābharaṇa Mihintalē minister Moggallāna monastery monks Nāga named Nissankamalla palace Pāli Pallava Paṇḍukābhaya Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva Polonnaruva period prince princess queen Rajarata Rayigama referred reign religion religious royal Ruhuna ruled ruler Sangha Sanghamitta Sanskrit Sena senapati sent shrines Sigiriya Simhala Sinhalese army Sinhalese king soldiers South India sovereignty stone stūpas Tamil tank temple thera Tissa took Tooth Relic troops vihāra Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vikramabahu Yakṣas