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... dagaba to be built in Anuradhapura ; the Tissawewa ; the Isurumuniya and Vessagiri 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 ...
... dagaba to be built in Anuradhapura ; the Tissawewa ; the Isurumuniya and Vessagiri 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 ...
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... Dagaba and the Maha Seya , both credited to King Mahadathika Mahanaga ; and in A.D. 30 , King Khanirajanu Tissa , who reigned for only three years , having ' decided the lawsuit ' concerning priestly misdemeanour in the Thuparama in ...
... Dagaba and the Maha Seya , both credited to King Mahadathika Mahanaga ; and in A.D. 30 , King Khanirajanu Tissa , who reigned for only three years , having ' decided the lawsuit ' concerning priestly misdemeanour in the Thuparama in ...
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... dagaba , besides many caves that must have provided shelter for a great fraternity of hermit monks . Also unique in character is the Bodhighara at Nilakgama in the Kurunegala District , the only specimen now existing of a type of ...
... dagaba , besides many caves that must have provided shelter for a great fraternity of hermit monks . Also unique in character is the Bodhighara at Nilakgama in the Kurunegala District , the only specimen now existing of a type of ...
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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