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Page 107
... Malvatta . The uposatha : ghara is called po : ya ge in Sinhala . The novice who faces the ceremony is called na : ga ( serpent ) . On some occasions the king himself sponsored one of these novices , and that candidate came to be known ...
... Malvatta . The uposatha : ghara is called po : ya ge in Sinhala . The novice who faces the ceremony is called na : ga ( serpent ) . On some occasions the king himself sponsored one of these novices , and that candidate came to be known ...
Page 109
... Malvatta head quarters in Kandy and at the Su : riyagoda temple where he had spent thirty - seven years as a sa : mane : ra . To assist the Sangha Raja , there was a deputy , who was called Upasangha Ra : ja . During king Kirti Sri Raja ...
... Malvatta head quarters in Kandy and at the Su : riyagoda temple where he had spent thirty - seven years as a sa : mane : ra . To assist the Sangha Raja , there was a deputy , who was called Upasangha Ra : ja . During king Kirti Sri Raja ...
Page 119
... of the Pushpa : rama viha : ra ( present Malvatta temple ) in Kandy . The set of monks so ordained formed the nucleus of the new sect of monks , Siyam nika : ya . Sat Mahal Prasada at Polonanruva 55 Lanka's cultural relations with 119.
... of the Pushpa : rama viha : ra ( present Malvatta temple ) in Kandy . The set of monks so ordained formed the nucleus of the new sect of monks , Siyam nika : ya . Sat Mahal Prasada at Polonanruva 55 Lanka's cultural relations with 119.
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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