A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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Contents
Chapter | 1 |
ARYAN SETTLEMENTS AND EARLY KINGS | 17 |
THE RISE OF BUDDHISM IN INDIA AND | 32 |
18 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
Abhaya Abhayagiri Aggabodhi Alakesvara ancient Anuradhapura Arya-cakravarti Asoka attack bahu battle bhikkhus Bhuvanaikabahu Bodhi Brahmanas Brahmi brother Buddha Buddhist built called canal Candrabhanu capital captured century B.C. Ceylon chronicles Coja Cola commander consecrated Dakkhinadesa Dambadeniya Dappula death defeated Dhatusena district Dravidian Dutthagamani dynasty elephants enemy established festival forces Gajabahu gamani images inscriptions irrigation Island Jaffna Javaka Jetthatissa Kalinga Kassapa king's kingdom known Kotte Kulasekhara KurunSgala Lambakannas land Lankapura literary Madhura Magha Mahasena Mahatittha Mahavali Ganga Mahavamsa Mahavihara Mahinda Manabharana Mihintale minister Moggallana monastery monks named Nissankamalla palace Pali Pallava Pandukabhaya Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva Polonnaruva period prince princess queen Rajarata Rayigama referred reign of Parakramabahu religion religious royal Ruhuna ruled ruler Sangha Sanskrit Sena senapati sent shrines Sigiriya Sinhalese army Sinhalese king soldiers South India Srivijaya stone stupas Tamil tank temple thera Tissa took Tooth Relic troops uparaja Vattagamani vihara Vijaya Vijayabahu Vikramabahu
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
| Authors | Cyril Wace Nicholas, Senerat PARANAVITĀNA |
| Publisher | Ceylon University Press, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 368 pages |
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