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Page 25
... called muni ra : ja , and his teachings , ' saddhammam muni ra : jassa ' . When the island's first Buddhist king saw , at Mihintale , the group of Indian Buddhist monks for the first time , he asked them who they were , and they replied ...
... called muni ra : ja , and his teachings , ' saddhammam muni ra : jassa ' . When the island's first Buddhist king saw , at Mihintale , the group of Indian Buddhist monks for the first time , he asked them who they were , and they replied ...
Page 57
... called khagga in Pali and mangul kaduva in Sinhala . The sword was inside a close - fitting sheath . The diadem or head - band was called unhi : sa in Pali and nalal pata in Sinhala . The forehead band had polished gems studded into it ...
... called khagga in Pali and mangul kaduva in Sinhala . The sword was inside a close - fitting sheath . The diadem or head - band was called unhi : sa in Pali and nalal pata in Sinhala . The forehead band had polished gems studded into it ...
Page 161
... called La : la . His father was King Sinha Ba : hu and his mother Queen Sinha Si : vali . Both of them shared the name ' Sinha ' which means ' lion ' , because they were the son and the daughter of a lion that roamed the jungles of ...
... called La : la . His father was King Sinha Ba : hu and his mother Queen Sinha Si : vali . Both of them shared the name ' Sinha ' which means ' lion ' , because they were the son and the daughter of a lion that roamed the jungles of ...
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