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Page 17
... tanks , large and small , in this area to store water for agricultural purposes . In the cities , tanks were built to enhance their aesthetic beauty . This area was so full of tanks that the Sinhalese folk began to call it ' væv bændi ...
... tanks , large and small , in this area to store water for agricultural purposes . In the cities , tanks were built to enhance their aesthetic beauty . This area was so full of tanks that the Sinhalese folk began to call it ' væv bændi ...
Page 127
... tanks , so that their tanks also would last forever . Some of these standing Buddha images are of colossal proportions . Of these , the most awe - inspiring image is the one at Aukana , overlooking King Dha : tu - sena's tremendous feat ...
... tanks , so that their tanks also would last forever . Some of these standing Buddha images are of colossal proportions . Of these , the most awe - inspiring image is the one at Aukana , overlooking King Dha : tu - sena's tremendous feat ...
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... 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 was Manihira ( Minneriya Væva ...
... 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 was Manihira ( Minneriya Væva ...
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