A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... thera named Mahātissa of Kupikkala obtained by begging . The grateful king granted lands to the monastery of the thera by having the donation written down on a ketaka leaf . From Vessa- giri , Vaṭṭagāmani went to a place named Silā ...
... thera named Mahātissa of Kupikkala obtained by begging . The grateful king granted lands to the monastery of the thera by having the donation written down on a ketaka leaf . From Vessa- giri , Vaṭṭagāmani went to a place named Silā ...
Page 268
... thera , yet another pupil of Sāri- putta - thera . It is an elaborate composition , very much influenced by Sanskrit , and is generally regarded as one of the best extant Pāli poems . To the same author is attributed the first part of ...
... thera , yet another pupil of Sāri- putta - thera . It is an elaborate composition , very much influenced by Sanskrit , and is generally regarded as one of the best extant Pāli poems . To the same author is attributed the first part of ...
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... thera sent them to a village chief in the Kägalla District where the two princes were brought up in secret . When the elder prince was sixteen years of age , Vidāgama- thera presented him to the leaders of the army and contrived to ...
... thera sent them to a village chief in the Kägalla District where the two princes were brought up in secret . When the elder prince was sixteen years of age , Vidāgama- thera presented him to the leaders of the army and contrived to ...
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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