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Page 125
... built was the small but elegant Thu : pa : ra : ma . Duttha Ga : mani built two , the Mirisavæti and the Ruvanvæli Sæ : ya or the Maha : Thu : pa . Two stupas subsequently surpassed the Maha : Thu : pa in size , the Abhaya - giri and ...
... built was the small but elegant Thu : pa : ra : ma . Duttha Ga : mani built two , the Mirisavæti and the Ruvanvæli Sæ : ya or the Maha : Thu : pa . Two stupas subsequently surpassed the Maha : Thu : pa in size , the Abhaya - giri and ...
Page 183
... built artificial reservoirs or tanks . These tanks were made by damming large rivers and diverting the water to other places where they do not have sufficient water for agriculture . This king built 16 such tanks , the largest of which ...
... built artificial reservoirs or tanks . These tanks were made by damming large rivers and diverting the water to other places where they do not have sufficient water for agriculture . This king built 16 such tanks , the largest of which ...
Page 189
... built for the welfare of lo : ka and sa : sana eighteen tanks and eighteen viha : ras . The grandest and largest tank he built was Kala : va : pi ( Kala : Væva in Sinhala ) which he built by damming the river known as Go : na Nadi . In ...
... built for the welfare of lo : ka and sa : sana eighteen tanks and eighteen viha : ras . The grandest and largest tank he built was Kala : va : pi ( Kala : Væva in Sinhala ) which he built by damming the river known as Go : na Nadi . In ...
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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