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Page 73
... bhikkhus in the Thu : pa : ra : ma , they , with the consent of the brotherhood consecrated the prince Thu : lathana as king , that he might take the kingdom under his protection . When Lanja - Tissa heard this he came hither , over ...
... bhikkhus in the Thu : pa : ra : ma , they , with the consent of the brotherhood consecrated the prince Thu : lathana as king , that he might take the kingdom under his protection . When Lanja - Tissa heard this he came hither , over ...
Page 107
... bhikkhu ( monk ) . Buddhists reserve the term bhikkhu to refer to those monks who have gone through higher ordination . The higher ordination ceremony takes place in a building called upo : satha : ga : ra or si : ma : ma : laka ...
... bhikkhu ( monk ) . Buddhists reserve the term bhikkhu to refer to those monks who have gone through higher ordination . The higher ordination ceremony takes place in a building called upo : satha : ga : ra or si : ma : ma : laka ...
Page 195
... bhikkhus was not sufficient to make the chapter full for the ( holding of the ) ceremony of admission into the Order and other acts , the Ruler of men who had at heart the continuance of the Order , sent to his friend , the Prince ...
... bhikkhus was not sufficient to make the chapter full for the ( holding of the ) ceremony of admission into the Order and other acts , the Ruler of men who had at heart the continuance of the Order , sent to his friend , the Prince ...
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