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... building is known to have been a monastic hospital . The inscription begins : ' For the benefit of the hospital ... ' and ends : ' Anyone who takes by force what has been intended for this hospital ... ' and then the conventional ...
... building is known to have been a monastic hospital . The inscription begins : ' For the benefit of the hospital ... ' and ends : ' Anyone who takes by force what has been intended for this hospital ... ' and then the conventional ...
Page 47
... building . ' Foenander's map of 1785 carries informative notes . The washermen of the city appear to have had prescriptive claims not only to the stretch of water along which they thrashed their laundry but likewise to the adjacent ...
... building . ' Foenander's map of 1785 carries informative notes . The washermen of the city appear to have had prescriptive claims not only to the stretch of water along which they thrashed their laundry but likewise to the adjacent ...
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... building , because however extraordinary it may appear the Master Ship- wright in his letter of 20th April ( copy of which I enclose ) states that no estimate of design was sent home for a railing in front of the house , it was there to ...
... building , because however extraordinary it may appear the Master Ship- wright in his letter of 20th April ( copy of which I enclose ) states that no estimate of design was sent home for a railing in front of the house , it was there to ...
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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