Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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For the basis on which the first dates rest , reference may be made to the genealogical table of early kings at the ... The large dāgaba , called the Maha Sāēya , at Mihintale , was constructed by King Dēvānam - piya Tissa in about 240 ...
For the basis on which the first dates rest , reference may be made to the genealogical table of early kings at the ... The large dāgaba , called the Maha Sāēya , at Mihintale , was constructed by King Dēvānam - piya Tissa in about 240 ...
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Fashioned , established ( for sacred purposes ) , put in the prepared place ( in ) the reign of the Great King Maļu - Tissa . The characters are those of the second century A.D. , and the dedication belongs to the time of Kanittha ...
Fashioned , established ( for sacred purposes ) , put in the prepared place ( in ) the reign of the Great King Maļu - Tissa . The characters are those of the second century A.D. , and the dedication belongs to the time of Kanittha ...
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I cannot see any reason to doubt that the inscriptions numbered 53 and 54 belong to the only king of an early date called Gāmiņi Abhaya , who had a father and grandfather named Tissa and Abhaya respectively . They must have been cut by ...
I cannot see any reason to doubt that the inscriptions numbered 53 and 54 belong to the only king of an early date called Gāmiņi Abhaya , who had a father and grandfather named Tissa and Abhaya respectively . They must have been cut by ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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