Download or read book The Story of Anuradhapura written by Senani Ponnamperuma and published by Nsm Ponnamperuma. This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly 1400 years, the Anuradhapura Kingdom flourished as one of the great civilisations of the ancient world. Its capital, resplendent with gleaming dagobas and huge monasteries with thousands of monks proclaimed its opulence and grandeur. Then, in the space of just a few years, it was snuffed out, abandoned, engulfed by forest, and forgotten.
Download or read book The Story of Anuradhapura written by Senani Ponnamperuma and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anuradhapura Kingdom flourished over 1400 years as one of the great civilisations of the ancient world. Then, in the space of just a few years, it was snuffed out, abandoned, engulfed by forest, and forgotten. Why did this civilisation that had thrived for so long suddenly collapse and disappear? Who caused it? Why did it happen?
Download or read book The Story of Anuradhapura written by Senani Ponnamperuma and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly 1400 years, the Anuradhapura Kingdom flourished as one of the great civilisations of the ancient world. Its capital, resplendent with gleaming white dagobas and huge monasteries with thousands of monks proclaimed its opulence and grandeur. The people and their unique culture prospered. Then, in the space of just a few years, it was snuffed out, abandoned, engulfed by forest, and forgotten. What happened? Why did a civilisation that had thrived for so long suddenly collapse and disappear into the realms of folk memory? Who caused it? Why did it happen? The Story of Anuradhapura is a beautifully illustrated, easy to read book that presents the fascinating tale of the Anuradhapura Kingdom. Senani is a brilliant storyteller, who for the very first time has brought the story of this great civilisation alive. Using a crisp narrative style and numerous illustrations and photographs he brings to light much new information and many previously unknown and overlooked facts. This book is ideal for those who are curious about the story of Anuradhapura, planning a trip there, have already visited and desire a deeper understanding of its history, just want a great coffee table book to browse through, or as an ideal gift for someone special.
Download or read book The Story of Anuradhapura written by Ranjan Chinthaka Mendis and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sacred City of Anuradhapura written by Walisinha Harischandra and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pandukabhaya First King of Anuradhapura written by Angu Rajendran and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's history book of Sri Lanka which tells the story of King Pandukabhaya, the first King of Anuradhapura.
Download or read book History of Buddhism in Ceylon written by Walpola Rāhula and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sacred City of Anuradhapura written by Walisinha Harischandra and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Sacred Island written by Shravasti Dhammika and published by Buddhist Publication Society. This book was released on 2008 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This travel and pilgrimage guidebook is meant primarily for Buddhists or those interested in Buddhism who wish to explore Sri Lanka’s rich cultural and spiritual heritage. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the island, the author weaves together archaeological findings, art history and the stories and legends of the Buddhist tradition to bring to life thirty-three places of religious significance.
Download or read book The Sacred City of Anuradhapura written by Walisinha Harischandra and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-02 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Historical Guide to Anuradhapura s Ruins written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Sri Lanka written by K M de Silva and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2005-08-25 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sri Lanka is an ancient civilization, shaped and thrust into the modern globalizing world by its colonial experience. With its own unique problems, many of them historical legacies, it is a nation trying to maintain a democratic, pluralistic state structure while struggling to come to terms with separatist aspirations. This is a complex story, and there is perhaps no better person to present it in reasoned, scholarly terms than K.M. de Silva, Sri Lanka’s most distinguished and prolific historian. A History of Sri Lanka, first published in 1981, has established itself as the standard work on the subject. This fully revised edition, in light of the most recent research, brings the story right up to the early years of the twenty-first century. The book provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of Sri Lanka’s development—from a classical Buddhist society and irrigation economy, to its emergence as a tropical colony producing some of the world’s most important cash crops, such as cinnamon, tea, rubber and coconut, and finally as an Asian democracy. It is a study of the political vicissitudes of Sri Lanka’s ancient civilization and the successive phases of Portuguese, Dutch and British colonial rule. The unfortunate consequences of becoming a centre of ethnic tension and Sri Lanka’s long-standing relationship with India are also discussed. Exhaustively researched and analytical, this book is an invaluable reference source for students of ancient, colonial and post-colonial societies, ethnic conflict and democratic transitions, as well as for all those who simply want to get a feel of the rich and varied texture of Sri Lanka’s long history.
Download or read book This Divided Island written by Samanth Subramanian and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samanth Subramanian has written about politics, culture, and history for the New York Times and the New Yorker. Now, Subramanian takes on a complex topic that touched millions of lives in This Divided Island. In the summer of 2009, the leader of the dreaded Tamil Tiger guerrillas was killed, bringing to an end the civil war in Sri Lanka. For nearly thirty years, the war's fingers had reached everywhere, leaving few places, and fewer people, untouched. What happens to the texture of life in a country that endures such bitter conflict? What happens to the country's soul? Subramanian gives us an extraordinary account of the Sri Lankan war and the lives it changed. Taking us to the ghosts of summers past, he tells the story of Sri Lanka today. Through travels and conversations, he examines how people reconcile themselves to violence, how the powerful become cruel, and how victory can be put to the task of reshaping memory and burying histories.
Download or read book The Story of the Sinhalese from the Most Ancient Times Up to the End of the Mahavansa Or Great Dynasty written by John M. Senaveratna and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 1997 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From The Most Ancient Times Upto The End Of The Mahavansa Or Great Dynasty Vijaya To Maha Sena, B.C. 543 To A.D. 302.
Download or read book Maha Bodhi Tree in Anuradhapura Sri Lanka written by H. S. S. Nissanka and published by Vikas Publishing House Private. This book was released on 1994 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Anthology Narrates The Story Of A Sacred Tree--The Oldest Historical Tree In The World. No Tree In The World Has Been So Protected By The Rulers Of A Country Over Such A Long Period-2300 Yeras--As The Sri Maha Bodhi Tree In The Ancient City Of Anuradhapura In Sri Lanka.
Download or read book Ancient Ceylon written by Henry Parker and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 1981 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka.
Download or read book The Story of Lanka written by Louis Edmund Blaze and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 1995 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlines Of The History Of Ceylon From The Earliest Times To The Coming Of The Portuguese.
