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... Viharas ; and the Mahapali Alms Hall , ' the like of which has not been found in any other ancient site in Ceylon ' . And the sacred Bo - Tree , historically ... Vihara , built in expiation for having eaten a chilli - pod by himself - 7.
... Viharas ; and the Mahapali Alms Hall , ' the like of which has not been found in any other ancient site in Ceylon ' . And the sacred Bo - Tree , historically ... Vihara , built in expiation for having eaten a chilli - pod by himself - 7.
Page 92
... vihara is not known , but recent research identifies it with the Vessagiri Vihara founded by Devanampiya Tissa in the 3rd century B.C. - not to be confused with the much later Vessa- giri Vihara built by Sigiriya's King Kassapa in ...
... vihara is not known , but recent research identifies it with the Vessagiri Vihara founded by Devanampiya Tissa in the 3rd century B.C. - not to be confused with the much later Vessa- giri Vihara built by Sigiriya's King Kassapa in ...
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... Vihara is traditionally credited to the reign of King Devanampiya Tissa . Reference to restorations , additions , re - buildings , rich gifts and grants of lands made by the sovereigns , are scattered through the Chronicles . A pirivena ...
... Vihara is traditionally credited to the reign of King Devanampiya Tissa . Reference to restorations , additions , re - buildings , rich gifts and grants of lands made by the sovereigns , are scattered through the Chronicles . A pirivena ...
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1st century 2nd century 3rd century Adam's Peak Agrabodhi ancient Ceylon Anuradhapura Ariya Chakravarti Batticaloa Batuta British Buddhist building built capture century A.D. century king century later coast of Ceylon Colombo dagaba Dastota Delft Devanampiya Devanampiya Tissa Dissave Dondra Dutch elephants French Galle Ganga Government Governor Hakmane Hambantota harbour Hindus India inhabitants inscription Jaffna Kaddaiparichchan Kandy Kandyan Kantaka Cetiya kingdom Kirinda known Knox Knox's land Lanka legend light lighthouses Maha Mahagama Mahavamsa Mahaveli Mannar Island Matara mentions Mihintale miles mountain nagas navigable North officers palmyrah Pandukabhaya Parakrama Bahu Paranavitana Paulusz pearls port Portuguese prince Puttalam record refers remains river road rock Rohona Roman round royal sailed salt sculpture sent ships shrine Sinhalese Sinhalese king stone story Street stupa Suffren tamarind tree Tamil Tangalle temple Tennent toddy trade tradition Trincomalee Verugal Vihara Vijaya village Weligama wild yakshas