A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... monastery of Mihintale , the cradle of Buddhism in Ceylon . For nine years , the Mahāvihāra was desolate . Sangha- mitta persuaded the king to pull down its buildings and utilise the material for the embellishment of the rival monastery ...
... monastery of Mihintale , the cradle of Buddhism in Ceylon . For nine years , the Mahāvihāra was desolate . Sangha- mitta persuaded the king to pull down its buildings and utilise the material for the embellishment of the rival monastery ...
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... monastery encroaching on the boundaries of the Mahāvihāra . Further complications followed in the religious sphere , which had their repercussions on the politics of the day . The thera to whom Mahasena donated the newly established ...
... monastery encroaching on the boundaries of the Mahāvihāra . Further complications followed in the religious sphere , which had their repercussions on the politics of the day . The thera to whom Mahasena donated the newly established ...
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... monastery , and other large and rich monasteries , each had a large lay establishment of officials and servants to administer its temporalities . The Mihin- tale monastery appears to have managed its own property directly through paid ...
... monastery , and other large and rich monasteries , each had a large lay establishment of officials and servants to administer its temporalities . The Mihin- tale monastery appears to have managed its own property directly through paid ...
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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