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... Ceylon was different in its nature and intensity . Thus , while in India the next wave of Brahmanism and the assimilating quality of Hinduism removed Buddhism as an institutional religion , in Ceylon , Buddhism grew untroubled by such ...
... Ceylon was different in its nature and intensity . Thus , while in India the next wave of Brahmanism and the assimilating quality of Hinduism removed Buddhism as an institutional religion , in Ceylon , Buddhism grew untroubled by such ...
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... Ceylon Department of Cultural Affairs , Colombo ( 1968 ) The Crest Gem of Poetry Royal Asiatic Society , Colombo ( 1990 ) Ceylon Prentice - Hall Inc , New Jersey ( 1964 ) Bandaranayake , S. Sigiriya : City Palace Gardens Bechert , Heinz ...
... Ceylon Department of Cultural Affairs , Colombo ( 1968 ) The Crest Gem of Poetry Royal Asiatic Society , Colombo ( 1990 ) Ceylon Prentice - Hall Inc , New Jersey ( 1964 ) Bandaranayake , S. Sigiriya : City Palace Gardens Bechert , Heinz ...
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... Ceylon The Ceylon Historical Journal , ( 1956 ) The Decline of Polonnaruwa and the Rise of Dambadeniya Department of Cultural Affairs , Colombo ( 1968 ) English translation by Wilhelm Geiger Government Information Department , ( 1960 ) ...
... Ceylon The Ceylon Historical Journal , ( 1956 ) The Decline of Polonnaruwa and the Rise of Dambadeniya Department of Cultural Affairs , Colombo ( 1968 ) English translation by Wilhelm Geiger Government Information Department , ( 1960 ) ...
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