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Esmée Rankine. Like other Asian countries , Ceylon's beginnings are traditional rather than factual , related with the ... tradition contain each other : the one begets the other . While the details may be decorated the core is generally ...
Esmée Rankine. Like other Asian countries , Ceylon's beginnings are traditional rather than factual , related with the ... tradition contain each other : the one begets the other . While the details may be decorated the core is generally ...
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... tradition claims that they destroyed . Yakshas and nagas are heard of in ancient India . They appear as peoples of ... traditions , and their cults . The yakshas of ancient India worshipped nature spirits , dwelling in trees , lakes ...
... tradition claims that they destroyed . Yakshas and nagas are heard of in ancient India . They appear as peoples of ... traditions , and their cults . The yakshas of ancient India worshipped nature spirits , dwelling in trees , lakes ...
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... tradition has it that it represents the figure of a king who left his own country because he suffered from leprosy , landed at Weligama and was cured by a local physician . ( It must be remembered that Weligama in mediaeval times was a ...
... tradition has it that it represents the figure of a king who left his own country because he suffered from leprosy , landed at Weligama and was cured by a local physician . ( It must be remembered that Weligama in mediaeval times was a ...
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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