Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Abhaya , therefore it was called Abhaya - giri Wihāra ' ( Mah . , i , p . 131 ) . Thus the account shows that the monastery was between the fortified city of that period and the village to the north - west where the battle was fought ...
... Abhaya , therefore it was called Abhaya - giri Wihāra ' ( Mah . , i , p . 131 ) . Thus the account shows that the monastery was between the fortified city of that period and the village to the north - west where the battle was fought ...
Page 304
... Abhaya - giri dāgaba , and that the Sila - thūpa is the Sila Sobbha Kandaka Thūpa , now called Lankarāma , which the same king built . The line would then mean that ' he built the Abhaya - giri ( wihāra ) between the Lankārāma dāgaba ...
... Abhaya - giri dāgaba , and that the Sila - thūpa is the Sila Sobbha Kandaka Thūpa , now called Lankarāma , which the same king built . The line would then mean that ' he built the Abhaya - giri ( wihāra ) between the Lankārāma dāgaba ...
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... Abhaya , who after reigning 20 years was deposed by his brother Tissa . Before Abhaya's deposition his nephew Paṇḍukābhaya had taken the field against him , and had also married his niece Suvanna - Pāli . It may therefore be assumed ...
... Abhaya , who after reigning 20 years was deposed by his brother Tissa . Before Abhaya's deposition his nephew Paṇḍukābhaya had taken the field against him , and had also married his niece Suvanna - Pāli . It may therefore be assumed ...
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Dēvatā Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide Indra inscription island Jātaka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Tissa tree upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas