The Betrayal of Buddhism: An Abridged Version of the Report of the Buddhist Committee of Inquiry |
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Page iv
... kings Dutthagamini Abhaya , son of the king of Ruhuna , Kavantissa . He brought the whole of Lank under his sway , and gave peace and prosperity to the Island for twenty - four years . Three outstanding figures illuminate the history of ...
... kings Dutthagamini Abhaya , son of the king of Ruhuna , Kavantissa . He brought the whole of Lank under his sway , and gave peace and prosperity to the Island for twenty - four years . Three outstanding figures illuminate the history of ...
Page v
... kings vied with one another in honouring the Sangha " ( Kenneth Saunders ) . The reign of Dutthagamini was a time of great con- structive activity , architecturally , and in many other ways ; the great Mahavihara , the earliest and the ...
... kings vied with one another in honouring the Sangha " ( Kenneth Saunders ) . The reign of Dutthagamini was a time of great con- structive activity , architecturally , and in many other ways ; the great Mahavihara , the earliest and the ...
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... kings of old " , was despoiled of its priceless relics . In sheer wantonness they loosed the cords which held together the rare palm- leaf books and scattered the leaves to the winds . The King himself was taken prisoner and blinded ...
... kings of old " , was despoiled of its priceless relics . In sheer wantonness they loosed the cords which held together the rare palm- leaf books and scattered the leaves to the winds . The King himself was taken prisoner and blinded ...
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