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... Chief Majjhima ; of the Chief Cuḍa Siddha ; of the Chief Tissa . ( 13. ) Above the last . Bata Budarakitaha matulaniya upa- sika Pusaya le ( ne ) saghaye niyate ( 1st cent . A.D. ) . The cave ( of ) the female devotee Pusayā , the aunt ...
... Chief Majjhima ; of the Chief Cuḍa Siddha ; of the Chief Tissa . ( 13. ) Above the last . Bata Budarakitaha matulaniya upa- sika Pusaya le ( ne ) saghaye niyate ( 1st cent . A.D. ) . The cave ( of ) the female devotee Pusayā , the aunt ...
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... Chief Santānasatta , wife ( of ) the Chief Pita ; to the Community of the four ( quarters ) , present or future . Tisaguta terasa sadi • ( 39. ) At south end of eastern rock . wiharaya barata Majima . Tisaya lena sida- sano agata ...
... Chief Santānasatta , wife ( of ) the Chief Pita ; to the Community of the four ( quarters ) , present or future . Tisaguta terasa sadi • ( 39. ) At south end of eastern rock . wiharaya barata Majima . Tisaya lena sida- sano agata ...
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... Chief Tissa son ( of ) the Chief Abhaya assigned by ( my ) father . I cannot see any reason to doubt that the inscriptions num- bered 53 and 54 belong to the only king of an early date called Gāmiņi Abhaya , who had a father and ...
... Chief Tissa son ( of ) the Chief Abhaya assigned by ( my ) father . I cannot see any reason to doubt that the inscriptions num- bered 53 and 54 belong to the only king of an early date called Gāmiņi Abhaya , who had a father and ...
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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