A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... stupa , essentially a tumulus in which were enshrined corporeal relics of the Buddha . The origin of the stūpa is pre- Buddhist , but it was adopted by the Buddhists at a very early date and , in the reign of Asoka , numerous stūpas ...
... stupa , essentially a tumulus in which were enshrined corporeal relics of the Buddha . The origin of the stūpa is pre- Buddhist , but it was adopted by the Buddhists at a very early date and , in the reign of Asoka , numerous stūpas ...
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... stupa of Ceylon— the Jetavana , which has a diameter of 367 feet at its base , and still stands in its ruined condition to a height of 232 feet . Its original height is said to have been 160 cubits . Large stūpas were built in the two ...
... stupa of Ceylon— the Jetavana , which has a diameter of 367 feet at its base , and still stands in its ruined condition to a height of 232 feet . Its original height is said to have been 160 cubits . Large stūpas were built in the two ...
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... stupas were made to conform to the new design when it became necessary to renovate them . Likewise , the circular platforms from which the colossal stūpas originally rose were converted to a square shape and their areas were greatly ...
... stupas were made to conform to the new design when it became necessary to renovate them . Likewise , the circular platforms from which the colossal stūpas originally rose were converted to a square shape and their areas were greatly ...
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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