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... Ariyapala , " a king normally chose the title which he desired to bestow on the princes of the royal house ; generally , the eldest , or the heir - apparent was made either yuvara : ja or maha : dipa : da , and the other princes of the ...
... Ariyapala , " a king normally chose the title which he desired to bestow on the princes of the royal house ; generally , the eldest , or the heir - apparent was made either yuvara : ja or maha : dipa : da , and the other princes of the ...
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... Ariyapala cites many instances when monks have been royal preceptors . Furthermore he thinks that " it is quite likely that this post may have been identical with the of the puro : hita during certain times . From the very origin of ...
... Ariyapala cites many instances when monks have been royal preceptors . Furthermore he thinks that " it is quite likely that this post may have been identical with the of the puro : hita during certain times . From the very origin of ...
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... Ariyapala , M.B. Arasaratnam , S Society in Mediaeval Ceylon Department of Cultural Affairs , Colombo ( 1968 ) The Crest Gem of Poetry Royal Asiatic Society , Colombo ( 1990 ) Ceylon Prentice - Hall Inc , New Jersey ( 1964 ) ...
... Ariyapala , M.B. Arasaratnam , S Society in Mediaeval Ceylon Department of Cultural Affairs , Colombo ( 1968 ) The Crest Gem of Poetry Royal Asiatic Society , Colombo ( 1990 ) Ceylon Prentice - Hall Inc , New Jersey ( 1964 ) ...
Contents
LANKA THE ISLAND KINGDOM | 13 |
MAHA RAJA THE GREAT KING | 22 |
THE KING AND GOOD GOVERNANCE | 32 |
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ancient Anura:dha-pura Ba:hu became become belonged Bo:dhi brother brought Buddha Buddhist building built called capital century ceremony Ceylon chief chronicles claim Colombo considered consort cultural daughter death dynasty English epic father Founder four gave give given hand head important Indian inscriptions island kingdom Kandy Kandyan king king's known land language later literature lived Maha Maha:vansa Malla matter means ministers monks Na:ga officer origins ornaments palace Pali Parakkama Bahu period poem poet political Polonnaruva Portuguese present prince Prof queen ra:ja rain Raja Sinha record referred reign relations religious royal rule Sacred Tooth Sangha Sanskrit says Se:na sent Silva Sinhala Sinhalese Sinhalese kings Siri South Sri Lanka story stupa succession tanks temple term throne Tissa took tree verse Viha:ra Vijaya wife write