A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... Mahasena , if he was an accessory in such a plot , must have been overawed for the time being . If this episode indicates rivalry between the two brothers , it is to Jettha- tissa's credit that he did no harm to Mahasena when he could ...
... Mahasena , if he was an accessory in such a plot , must have been overawed for the time being . If this episode indicates rivalry between the two brothers , it is to Jettha- tissa's credit that he did no harm to Mahasena when he could ...
Page 87
... Mahasena's being and the two had a heart - to - heart talk , the outcome of which was that Mahasena promised to reverse his religious policy . In the meantime , a favourite wife of the king was so concerned with the fate of the ...
... Mahasena's being and the two had a heart - to - heart talk , the outcome of which was that Mahasena promised to reverse his religious policy . In the meantime , a favourite wife of the king was so concerned with the fate of the ...
Page 99
... Mahasena ( 276-303 A.C. ) came the first colossal reservoirs . His irrigation works are enumerated as sixteen tanks and one great canal . The most famous of these works is Manihiravāpi ( Minnēriya tank ) which submerged 4,670 acres and ...
... Mahasena ( 276-303 A.C. ) came the first colossal reservoirs . His irrigation works are enumerated as sixteen tanks and one great canal . The most famous of these works is Manihiravāpi ( Minnēriya tank ) which submerged 4,670 acres and ...
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Abhaya Aggabodhi Alagakkōnāra Alakeśvara ancient Anuradhapura Arya-cakravarti attack bāhu battle bhikkhus Bhuvanaikabāhu Brāhmaṇas brother Buddha Buddhist built called canal Candrabhānu capital captured century B.C. Ceylon Chinese Chronicle coins Cola Cola king commander Culavamsa Dakkhinadesa Dambadeniya Dappula death defeated district Dutthagamani dynasty elephants enemy established festival forces Gajabāhu Gampala Ganga Image inscriptions irrigation Island Jaffna Jāvaka Kalinga Kassapa king's kingdom known Kōralē Kōṭṭe kramabahu Kulasekhara Kuruṇāgala land Lankapura literary Madhura Magha Mahaväli Mahāyāna Mahinda Mānābharaṇa military minister Moggallāna monastery monks Nāga named Nissankamalla palace Pāli Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu poem Polonnaruva Polonnaruva period prince princess queen Rajarata Rayigama referred reign of Parakramabahu religious restored royal Ruhuna ruled ruler Sangha Sanskrit Sapumal Sena senapati sent shrines Sinhalese army Sinhalese king soldiers South India sovereignty stone stupa stūpas Tamil tank temple territory thera throne Tissa took Tooth Relic troops vihāra Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vikramabahu Vira Yakṣas Yapavuva