Ceylon Today and Yesterday: Main Currents of Ceylon History |
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Introduction | 1 |
The Differences in Cultural Development between | 41 |
Was Portuguese Rule a Turningpoint in Ceylon | 48 |
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administration ancient Anuradhapura areas Aryan Batticaloa became began bhikkhus bodhisattvas Brahmins British rule Buddha Burma century A.D. Ceylon history Ceylonese changes chief Chola Christian civilization Colebrooke Colebrooke Reforms Colombo courts cultural Deccan demand dividing line economic English English-educated class established European fact feudalism fifteenth century form of government further Gampola gods Governor gradually Hindu Hinduism historians history of Ceylon important influence Island Jaffna Kingdom Jaffna Peninsula Kandy Kandyan Kingdom Kandyan Provinces Kingdom of Kotte KORALE Kotte Low-country Sinhalese Mahayanism mainly ment middle class modern monks Muslims North Pali Pallavas Pandya Parakramabahu plantations political Polonnaruva Portuguese Portuguese rule rajakariya religion religious result roads ruled directly rulers S.E. Asia Sangha Sanskrit Sinhala Only Act Sinhalese and Tamil Sinhalese kings Sinhalese language Sinhalese Press Sinhalese-educated Siva social society South India spread system of government Tamil Kingdom territory Theravada Buddhism thirteenth century trade unofficials Vaishnavism Vijayabahu Vishnu worship