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... Sangha Tissa , Sangha Bo : dhi and Gotha : bhaya . Of them , Sangha Bo : dhi was a man of piety , too tender - hearted to be a king . His popularity as a pious king made subsequent kings , such as Parakkama Ba : hu I and Nissanka Malla ...
... Sangha Tissa , Sangha Bo : dhi and Gotha : bhaya . Of them , Sangha Bo : dhi was a man of piety , too tender - hearted to be a king . His popularity as a pious king made subsequent kings , such as Parakkama Ba : hu I and Nissanka Malla ...
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Jayaratna Banda Disanayaka. At the apex of the community of monks was sangha ra : ja ( king of the sangha ) . The last office of Sangha Ra : ja was held by Vælivita Saranankara The : ra . He was offered this exalted office by King Kirti ...
Jayaratna Banda Disanayaka. At the apex of the community of monks was sangha ra : ja ( king of the sangha ) . The last office of Sangha Ra : ja was held by Vælivita Saranankara The : ra . He was offered this exalted office by King Kirti ...
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... Sangha Tissa . He died after 4 years allowing Siri Sangha Bo : di to become the king . He had , however , to face a long drought that brought death and misery to the people . It is said that in answer to his prayers , rains came ...
... Sangha Tissa . He died after 4 years allowing Siri Sangha Bo : di to become the king . He had , however , to face a long drought that brought death and misery to the people . It is said that in answer to his prayers , rains came ...
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