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... rock cells , in which early inscriptions have been found . There is no record of the name of the king who built the Kantaka Cetiya . It is first mentioned in connection with a ' mantling of stone ' made for it by a 2nd century B.C. king ...
... rock cells , in which early inscriptions have been found . There is no record of the name of the king who built the Kantaka Cetiya . It is first mentioned in connection with a ' mantling of stone ' made for it by a 2nd century B.C. king ...
Page 41
... rock lying at the foot of the bay- that rock is now in Gordon Gardens -- and asked to see the king . They were conducted to the royal palace at Kotte in the manner that gave rise to the saying ' as the Portuguese went to Kotte ...
... rock lying at the foot of the bay- that rock is now in Gordon Gardens -- and asked to see the king . They were conducted to the royal palace at Kotte in the manner that gave rise to the saying ' as the Portuguese went to Kotte ...
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... rock . Dr. Paranavitana refers to the figure carved on the Kustaraja- gala as an example of Mahayanistic rock sculpture and identifies it : ' It is of colossal size and represents a figure in kingly attire but the Dhyani Buddha Amitabha ...
... rock . Dr. Paranavitana refers to the figure carved on the Kustaraja- gala as an example of Mahayanistic rock sculpture and identifies it : ' It is of colossal size and represents a figure in kingly attire but the Dhyani Buddha Amitabha ...
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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