A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... Image : Images in connection with which this ceremony was held were probably those known as abhiseka Buddhas . Similar festivals were held at the great stūpas . All these festivals were solemnised with music , dancing , exhibitions of ...
... Image : Images in connection with which this ceremony was held were probably those known as abhiseka Buddhas . Similar festivals were held at the great stūpas . All these festivals were solemnised with music , dancing , exhibitions of ...
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... Images assumed colossal proportions : for instance , the Image at Māligāvela , near Buttala , now prone , was over ... images of Bodhisattvas which are smaller than the Buddha but not disproportionate . This remarkable creation of the ...
... Images assumed colossal proportions : for instance , the Image at Māligāvela , near Buttala , now prone , was over ... images of Bodhisattvas which are smaller than the Buddha but not disproportionate . This remarkable creation of the ...
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... Image that was common during the Polonnaruva period . The Cūļavaṁsa refers to two sedent and one recumbent Images at this site as the work of Parākramabāhu : the standing Image , with arms placed across the breast , now the object of ...
... Image that was common during the Polonnaruva period . The Cūļavaṁsa refers to two sedent and one recumbent Images at this site as the work of Parākramabāhu : the standing Image , with arms placed across the breast , now the object of ...
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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