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... Sinhalese kings were Buddhist . There were a few Hindu kings among those who had come from South India . Some kings who were of Indian origin , learned the Sinhala language and Buddhism , under Buddhist monks , in order to win the ...
... Sinhalese kings were Buddhist . There were a few Hindu kings among those who had come from South India . Some kings who were of Indian origin , learned the Sinhala language and Buddhism , under Buddhist monks , in order to win the ...
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... Sinhala language prefixes the term mangul to distinguish them from ordinary articles . Thus royal sword was called khagga in Pali and mangul kaduva in Sinhala . The sword was inside a close - fitting sheath . The diadem or head - band ...
... Sinhala language prefixes the term mangul to distinguish them from ordinary articles . Thus royal sword was called khagga in Pali and mangul kaduva in Sinhala . The sword was inside a close - fitting sheath . The diadem or head - band ...
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Jayaratna Banda Disanayaka. 68 O King of Kekilla THE KING IN SINHALA PROVERBS Sinhala language has a wealth of proverbs that embody the wisdom of the Sinhalese folk . Among these proverbs some refer to the king , rajjuruvo . The king of ...
Jayaratna Banda Disanayaka. 68 O King of Kekilla THE KING IN SINHALA PROVERBS Sinhala language has a wealth of proverbs that embody the wisdom of the Sinhalese folk . Among these proverbs some refer to the king , rajjuruvo . The king of ...
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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