A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... known as the Thūpārāma , and other buildings . Fur- ther to the north , the king built the Aļāhana - pariveṇa , the princi- pal buildings in which were the superb Lankatilaka Image House , the great Baddhasimāpāsāda which was the ...
... known as the Thūpārāma , and other buildings . Fur- ther to the north , the king built the Aļāhana - pariveṇa , the princi- pal buildings in which were the superb Lankatilaka Image House , the great Baddhasimāpāsāda which was the ...
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... known as Velgam - vehera , is interesting as the only known example of a Tamil Buddhist palli existing in ruin up to our day . Vijayabahu had little opportunity or resources for new works because repair and restoration were the tasks ...
... known as Velgam - vehera , is interesting as the only known example of a Tamil Buddhist palli existing in ruin up to our day . Vijayabahu had little opportunity or resources for new works because repair and restoration were the tasks ...
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... known as rāni - vāsala ; it was managed by a comptroller with the designation of mudal - pot . The generic term for a minister or high dignitary of the state was , as in earlier times , amātya or ämati , the chief minister being ...
... known as rāni - vāsala ; it was managed by a comptroller with the designation of mudal - pot . The generic term for a minister or high dignitary of the state was , as in earlier times , amātya or ämati , the chief minister being ...
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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