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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