A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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Page 265
... Relic on the Tooth Relic Terrace at Polonnaruva . The worship of the Footprint on Adam's Peak also assumed an importance which it had not enjoyed up to that time . Apart from the mention of Sumanakūța in the Mahāvaṁsa account of the ...
... Relic on the Tooth Relic Terrace at Polonnaruva . The worship of the Footprint on Adam's Peak also assumed an importance which it had not enjoyed up to that time . Apart from the mention of Sumanakūța in the Mahāvaṁsa account of the ...
Page 289
... Tooth Relic , which was given to the Pandya monarch , Kulasekhara . Prince Parakra- mabahu , the son of Vijayabāhu IV , thereupon visited the Pandya court in person , negotiated with Kulasekhara for the return of the Tooth Relic , came ...
... Tooth Relic , which was given to the Pandya monarch , Kulasekhara . Prince Parakra- mabahu , the son of Vijayabāhu IV , thereupon visited the Pandya court in person , negotiated with Kulasekhara for the return of the Tooth Relic , came ...
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... Tooth Relic and other sacred objects in Ceylon . The great Kublai Khan , in 1284 A.C. , sent a mission asking for the Sacred Tooth , Bowl and Hair Relics . The Sinhalese ruler , of the day was resourceful enough to satisfy the powerful ...
... Tooth Relic and other sacred objects in Ceylon . The great Kublai Khan , in 1284 A.C. , sent a mission asking for the Sacred Tooth , Bowl and Hair Relics . The Sinhalese ruler , of the day was resourceful enough to satisfy the powerful ...
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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