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Page 133
... says that " The Dipavamsa may be regarded as a historical poem . It stands as an important literary production of a school or community . Its author is unknown . It is no doubt an authoritative work which is well known in Ceylon . This ...
... says that " The Dipavamsa may be regarded as a historical poem . It stands as an important literary production of a school or community . Its author is unknown . It is no doubt an authoritative work which is well known in Ceylon . This ...
Page 135
... says at the end of every chapter , " for the serene joy and emotion of the pious " For Sinhalese Buddhists , this is their land of promise . Maha : - vansa says that the Buddha himself has declared that Lanka will be the land where his ...
... says at the end of every chapter , " for the serene joy and emotion of the pious " For Sinhalese Buddhists , this is their land of promise . Maha : - vansa says that the Buddha himself has declared that Lanka will be the land where his ...
Page 159
... says that it was " in the midst of Lanka . " Second , it says that it was " on the fair river bank " by which is meant the Maha Væli Ganga , the longest river of the island . Building cities and kingdoms in the valleys of rivers was a ...
... says that it was " in the midst of Lanka . " Second , it says that it was " on the fair river bank " by which is meant the Maha Væli Ganga , the longest river of the island . Building cities and kingdoms in the valleys of rivers was a ...
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