Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Parākrama Bāhu nakāritan wiswa lokattha kāryyavya pāritat manā . Made for the benefit of the whole world by the prosper- ous Śri Parakrama - Bāhu , born at Sinhapura , minded of what was fit to be done.1 The record is almost a copy of ...
... Parākrama Bāhu nakāritan wiswa lokattha kāryyavya pāritat manā . Made for the benefit of the whole world by the prosper- ous Śri Parakrama - Bāhu , born at Sinhapura , minded of what was fit to be done.1 The record is almost a copy of ...
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... Parākrama - Bāhu with the sacred thread was held with great pomp and rejoicing ( Mah . , ii , p . 125 ) . At a ... Parakrama - Bahu , who afterwards became 1 See Fig . No. 152 . the first king of that name , and the most THE LOST CITIES 253.
... Parākrama - Bāhu with the sacred thread was held with great pomp and rejoicing ( Mah . , ii , p . 125 ) . At a ... Parakrama - Bahu , who afterwards became 1 See Fig . No. 152 . the first king of that name , and the most THE LOST CITIES 253.
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... Parākrama Bāhu , and ends after mentioning the acces- sion of his younger brother , a monk , under the name of Buja Parākrama Bāhu . The former king lived at Dambadeniya , and removed thence to Kandy , which he founded . structed by ...
... Parākrama Bāhu , and ends after mentioning the acces- sion of his younger brother , a monk , under the name of Buja Parākrama Bāhu . The former king lived at Dambadeniya , and removed thence to Kandy , which he founded . structed by ...
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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