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... royal bene- ficence . Attendants were both male and female , and grants of land are mentioned as being given those in the ' royal hospital ' . Bathrooms and sanitary arrangements were given importance and improper use of them brought ...
... royal bene- ficence . Attendants were both male and female , and grants of land are mentioned as being given those in the ' royal hospital ' . Bathrooms and sanitary arrangements were given importance and improper use of them brought ...
Page 14
... royal missionary who brought Buddhism to Ceylon when Devanampiya Tissa was king . Thirteen centuries of Sinhalese history are sprinkled with additions , embellishments , and re- pairs , to the sacred buildings with which the hill was ...
... royal missionary who brought Buddhism to Ceylon when Devanampiya Tissa was king . Thirteen centuries of Sinhalese history are sprinkled with additions , embellishments , and re- pairs , to the sacred buildings with which the hill was ...
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... royal escort to guide him to Adam's Peak , the object of Batuta's visit to Ceylon .. ' The king of Ceylon , ' he wrote in his Travels , ' Ayari Shakari by name , has considerable forces by sea . ' ( Kayts and Valvettiturai still build ...
... royal escort to guide him to Adam's Peak , the object of Batuta's visit to Ceylon .. ' The king of Ceylon , ' he wrote in his Travels , ' Ayari Shakari by name , has considerable forces by sea . ' ( Kayts and Valvettiturai still build ...
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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