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Page 14
... stupas ( domes ) rebuilt on the holy hill and had restored on the old buildings whatever had decayed or fallen in ' . At the other end of the scale is inscriptional evidence found in Mihintale from the 3rd century B.C. Devanampiya Tissa ...
... stupas ( domes ) rebuilt on the holy hill and had restored on the old buildings whatever had decayed or fallen in ' . At the other end of the scale is inscriptional evidence found in Mihintale from the 3rd century B.C. Devanampiya Tissa ...
Page 17
... stupa on the crest of the hill , discovered about seven years ago and conclusively claimed as the shrine of Mahinda's remains , was found perfectly preserved ' the most important specimen of ceramic art found in Ceylon , also the oldest ...
... stupa on the crest of the hill , discovered about seven years ago and conclusively claimed as the shrine of Mahinda's remains , was found perfectly preserved ' the most important specimen of ceramic art found in Ceylon , also the oldest ...
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... stupas of Buddhist architecture belongs to the 2nd century A.D. or thereabouts . These frontispieces consist of moulded bases with a superstructure of brick , projecting from the base of the stupa and facing the four cardinal points ...
... stupas of Buddhist architecture belongs to the 2nd century A.D. or thereabouts . These frontispieces consist of moulded bases with a superstructure of brick , projecting from the base of the stupa and facing the four cardinal points ...
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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