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... Sinhalese folk began to call it ' væv bændi ra : jje ' ( kingdom of tanks ) . These tanks rank among the finest works of hydraulic technology in the world . " The native genius of the Sinhalese people " writes Prof. Arasaratnam ...
... Sinhalese folk began to call it ' væv bændi ra : jje ' ( kingdom of tanks ) . These tanks rank among the finest works of hydraulic technology in the world . " The native genius of the Sinhalese people " writes Prof. Arasaratnam ...
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... Sinhalese cultural individuality . The missionary character of the new religion , its attempts to appeal to man's ... Sinhalese people and , in turn , gave the Sinhalese a new face . The succeeding centuries are thus the history of ...
... Sinhalese cultural individuality . The missionary character of the new religion , its attempts to appeal to man's ... Sinhalese people and , in turn , gave the Sinhalese a new face . The succeeding centuries are thus the history of ...
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... Sinhalese sculptor was the Buddha image . It was essestially an object of worship . Some historians of art who have studied the origins of the Budha image think that it came into being in this land itself . Others think that " Buddha ...
... Sinhalese sculptor was the Buddha image . It was essestially an object of worship . Some historians of art who have studied the origins of the Budha image think that it came into being in this land itself . Others think that " Buddha ...
Contents
LANKA THE ISLAND KINGDOM | 13 |
MAHA RAJA THE GREAT KING | 22 |
THE KING AND GOOD GOVERNANCE | 32 |
Copyright | |
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Abhaya Adigar Akkhika Anura:dha-pura ascended the throne bhikkhus bo:dhi tree Bodhisatva brother Buddha Buddhist Buddhist king Buddhist monks built Burma called capital century ceremony Ceylon chronicles city of Anura:dha-pura Co:la Colombo Cu:lavansa Dalada De:va:nampiya Tissa Devaraja Dha:tu do:li epic Gamani Godakumbure harem higher ordination inscriptions island kingdom Ka:linga Kandy Kandyan kingdom Kassapa Kelani Vihara King Duttha King Parakkama king's Kirti Sri Raja known land Maha:vansa Mahinda Me:gha Mihintale ministers Mo:riya monks Na:ga Na:yakkar Nare:ndra Narendra Sinha Nayakkar Nissanka Malla ornaments palace Pali Pandu Para:krama Parakkama Bahu poem poet Polonnaruva Portuguese prince Prof queen consort ra:ja Ra:vana rain Rattha reign Ro:hana royal temple rule Sacred Tooth Saddha Sangha Sangha Bo:dhi Sanskrit says Se:na Silva Sinhala language Sinhalese Sinhalese kings South India Sri Lanka Sri Raja Sinha Sri Vijaya stupa Subha tanks The:ra Thu:pa Tissa Tooth Relic vahanse Vasabha verse Viha:ra Vijaya Raja Sinha Yakkhas පොත් පෙළ සිංහල