Download or read book Glimpses of Ceylon s Past written by Separat Paranavitana and published by . This book was released on 1975-06-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Glimpses of Ceylon s Past written by Senarat Paranavitana and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cameos of Ceylon and Other Glimpses written by S. Pathiravitana and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ancient Sri Lanka written by K Indrapala and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written for the benefit of you, the children of Sri Lanka, a land with a long history and a rich heritage. It is a country with a string of names reflecting its historical connections. It was the Tamraparni (Tambapanni) of the ancient Indians who later called it Simhala and Ilam. For the Graeco-Romans it was Taprobane. The Arabs knew it as Serandip. Sang-kia-lo was how the Chinese called it. The Malays of Indonesia used the name Singhala. To the Portuguese it was Ceilaõ. Zeilan was the name that the Dutch first used. Later the Dutch and the English preferred the name Ceylon. But right through the period when all these names were used - a period of more than 2500 years - it was known to its people by the name of Lanka (a name firmly entrenched in the memory of the Indians during this whole period because of the central place the island occupies in the Indian epic Ramayana). For most of its history, its rulers called themselves Lankesvara (Lord of Lanka), rendered in Old Sinhala as Lakisura and Lakindu, and in Medieval Tamil as Ilankecuvaran, Ilankaiyarkkiraivan and Tennilankaikkon. After the end of European rule, the name Lanka became official with the addition of the honorific prefix 'Sri'. Being an island meant Sri Lanka has developed a distinctive personality. The influence of this geographical feature on its history should not be underestimated. Being an island also meant being easily open to influences from outside. But it also helped to develop an insular attitude and to jealously guard the main traits of its character and culture. Though a tiny country compared with many other countries of the modern world, Sri Lanka has had an interesting history with remarkable achievements. The island has historical records and archaeological remains for a period of over 2200 years. Much has been discovered about its past. Much remains to be discovered. It is important for you to know the past. This helps you to understand the present. Some of you may go on to study the country's past in greater detail and to discover more to add to the knowledge we already have. This book is intended to give a peep into that past.
Download or read book Ceylon written by George Barrow and published by . This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book Glimpses of Ceylon With Illustrations written by Glen HICKEN and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Outlines of Ceylon History written by Donald Obeyesekere and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 1999 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Classic Authoritative Work On Sri Lankan History.
Download or read book History of Ceylon written by L. E. Blaze and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 2004 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic history of Sri Lanka from the ancient times to the modern. For the lay reader and scholar alike.
Download or read book Palms and Pearls written by Alan Walters and published by Kessinger Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book Old Ceylon Sketches of Ceylon Life in the Olden Time written by John Capper and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Short History of Ceylon written by H. W. Codrington and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 1995-05 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ceylon the Paradise of Adam written by Caroline Corner and published by Kessinger Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book In Old Ceylon written by Reginald Farrer and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Buddha in Sri Lanka written by Gananath Obeyesekere and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines culture, religion and polity in the context of Buddhism. Gananath Obeyesekere, one of the foremost analytical voices from South Asia develops Freud’s notion of ‘dream work’, the ‘work of culture’ and ideas of no-self (anatta) to understand Buddhism in contemporary Sri Lanka. This work offers a restorative interpretation of Buddhist myths in contrast to the perspective involving deconstruction. The book deals with a range of themes connected with Buddhism, including oral traditions and stories, the religious pantheon, philosophy, emotions, reform movements, questions of identity and culture, and issues of modernity. This fascinating volume will greatly interest students, teachers and researchers of religion and philosophy, especially Buddhism, ethics, cultural studies, social and cultural anthropology, Sri Lanka and modern South Asian history.
Download or read book The Sigiriya Royal Gardens written by Nilan Cooray and published by TU Delft. This book was released on 2012-10-19 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Besides the efforts that are of a descriptive and celebrative nature, studies related to Sri Lanka's historical built heritage largely view material remains in historical, sociological, socio-historical and semiological perspectives. There is hardly any serious attempt to view such material remains from a technical-analytical approach to understand the compositional aspects of their design. The 5th century AC royal complex at Sigiriya is no exception in this regard. The enormous wealth of information and the material remains unearthed during more than 100 years of field-based research by several generations of archaeologists provide an ideal opportunity for such analysis. The Sigiriya Royal Gardens fills the gap in research related to Sri Lanka's historical built heritage in general, and to Sigiriya in particular. Therefore, the present research attempts to read Sigiriya as a landscape architectonic design to expose its architectonic composition and design instruments.
Download or read book Children Of The Lion written by Muller and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 1997 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fictionalized account of the history of Sri Lanka from the earliest times; includes the spread and development of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.
Download or read book An Epitome of the History of Ceylon Compiled from Native Annals written by George Turnour and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
