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	The Sigiriya Story
		The elder son Kasyapa, according to the Chulavamsa, was born to a mother of unequal birth but Moggallana the younger son was born to a mother of equal caste.
		The Chulavamsa says that it was the Senapathi who stripped the king naked and bound him to a wall and closed it up with clay.
		Even though the Chulavamsa says that Kasyapa lived in fear of Moggallana, it is not easy to believe this, because Sigiriya is not the work of a man who lived in fear.
	www.sinhalaya.com /network/index.php?topic=3895.0 (3332 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Chulavamsa has it that King Sena II (9th century) built a hospital (Vejjasala) on the Chetiya mountain and this very probably refers to the Mihintale hospital now in ruins.
		The Chulavamsa has it that Mahinda IV (10th century) had the alms bowls of bhikkhus filled with garlic, pepper, ginger and the three kinds of myrobalans (tiphala).
		The three myrobalans referred to are the fruits of aralu (Terminalia chebula), bulu (terminalia belerica) and nelli (Phyllanthus embilica) which are collectively known as triphala in Ayurveda and figure prominently in the treatment of a variety of ailments.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2002/10/20/fea20.html (1570 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Chulavamsa too records: "Since the planting of the sacred Bo tree, the kings of Lanka had proclaimed water festivals every 12th year of their reigns".
		During ravaging droughts rain-making ceremonies are still held with solemn ritual specially in the remote villages of the North Central, Kandyan and Uva provinces.
		The Chulavamsa records two important occasions when rain-making ceremonies were held in ancient Lanka during ravaging droughts.
	www.dailynews.lk /2004/03/16/fea06.html (799 words)

	Sinhala Lion Flag
		As Herath points out, the lion symbol was used by the Lankan monarchs from the time of King Vijaya.
		This has been recorded in both the Mahavamsa and the Chulavamsa.
		The last king to use the flag as a symbol of national freedom was King Sri Vikrama Rajasinghe who was the last king of Sri Lanka, and whose rule ended in 1815.
	www.tamilnation.org /indictment/indict002.htm (4062 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Ashvalayana Sutra for instance prescribes that the child be fed cereal in its 6th month and that he who desires his child be intelligent should feed it cooked rice mixed with ghee and honey.
		That the ritual figured among the ancient Sinhalese is borne out by the Chulavamsa which has it that King Manabharana had the ceremony of the first feed of rice (annapasana) performed for his son Parakramabahu according to custom.
		The Chulavamsa for instance has it that King Manabharana had the ceremony of the piercing of the ears (kannavedha) performed for his son Parakramabahu.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2003/03/23/fea15.html (1487 words)

	Sujata
		According to the Mahavamsa, the ancient chronicle written in Pali around the 5th century BCE and its sequel, the Chulavamsa, a variety of rice dishes were known in ancient times.
		The Chulavamsa records that King Silameghavanna (7th century) entertained the Buddhist clergy with milk-rice made with butter and syrup.
		An exquisite savoury dish comprised of rice prepared with the milk of the king coconut (sannira) and butter and fine spices (supehi).
	www.angelfire.com /electronic/awakening101/sujata.html (1396 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		According to the Mahavamsa some of these festivals in ancient Lanka had gone into decadence and had been later revived during the reign of king Dhatusena.
		The Chulavamsa too records: "Since the planting of the sacred Bodhi tree, the kings of Lanka had proclaimed water festivals every 12th year of their reigns."
		During ravaging droughts rain making ceremonies are still carried out with solemn ritual specially in the remote villages of the North Central, Kandyan and the Uva provinces.
	www.dailynews.lk /2001/09/13/fea04.html (807 words)

	Sinhala Jukebox Community - Disparity between Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
		Among the chronicles (Vamsa-katha) of Sri Lanka, viz: the Dipavamsa, Mahavamsa, Chulavamsa, Bodhivamsa, Thupavamsa, Dhatuvamsa, Elu Attanagaluvamsa etc., the oldest extant treatise is the Dipavamsa (Chronicle of the Island), and the most credible is the Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle).
		Dipavamsa was written about 150 years before the Mahavamsa, but it does not disclose the name of the author, unlike the Mahavamsa.
		Chulavamsa is the latter part of Mahavamsa (after Chapter 37), and it was named so by the erudite Pali scholar, Prof.
	community.sinhalajukebox.org /article.php?story=20040511183219607 (778 words)

	EelamWeb© - History of Tamil Eelam
		The Chulavamsa and other chronicles say that Magan stationed troops at places like Trincomalee, Koddiyara, Kantalai, Padavia, Kaddukkulam, Illuppaikadavai, Kytes, Pulachery and ruled Rajarata from his capital Polonaruwa.
		Chandrabanu demanded the surrender of Buddha's Tooth relic and the kingship to him failing which he informed Parakramabahu II to be ready for war.
		According to Chulavamsa Parakramabaku II refused to accede to the demands made by Chandrabanu and was successful in halting the invading Army which had penetrated upto Yapahuva and completely freeing him self from his (Chandrabanu) domination.
	www.eelamweb.com /history/te (3165 words)

	Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
		The history of early Sri Lanka was very carefully recorded and written down by monks.
		The Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle) records the earlier period of the Sri Lankan, and Chulavamsa (lesser Chronicle), gives an accurate picture of the 'Polonnaruwa' period.
		From this chronicle we learn that Aggabodhi IV (667 - 685) AD was the first Sri Lankan King who lived in Polonnaruwa, and the town came gradually to become the 'Country Residence' of royalty.
	www.tourslanka.com /Polonnaruwa.htm (457 words)

	The concubines of our last kings
		But again during Rajasinghes time the practice was resumed probably due to the drying up of the Royal families who provided princesses J. Dias Abeysinghe mentions one such Keerawella family of royal blood that became extinct.
		According to the Chulavamsa Rajasinghe 11 imported a princess from Madurai in South India and the practice continued eventually even lead in to the extinction of the Sinhala royal line when a strange inheritance law of South India was dug up for the Malabar brother-in-law to take over the legacy.
		A stranger practice continued when into the third category of wives was packed the Sinhala wives who were more or less kept in their own villages as concubines.
	www.rootsweb.com /~lkawgw/conc.html (856 words)

	List of rulers of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The following is a list of rulers of Ceylon since 505 BC.
		The main source for many of these monarchs are the chronicles of the island maintained by monks, known as the Dipavamsa, Mahavamsa, and the Chulavamsa.
		This list should be used with the following factors kept in mind.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_sovereigns_of_Sri_Lanka (275 words)

	WWW Virtual Library: The Lion flag -how it came to be
		As Herath points out, the lion symbol was used by the Lankan monarchs from the time of King Vijaya.
		This has been recorded in both the Mahavamsa and the Chulavamsa.
		The last king to use the flag as a symbol of national freedom was King Sri Vikrama Rajasinghe who was the last king of Sri Lanka, and whose rule ended in 1815.
	www.lankalibrary.com /pro/flag2.htm (1234 words)

	Our People - United Sri Lanka Association
		These prehistoric humans in Sri Lanka are referred to as “Balangoda Man” in popular parlance (derived from his being responsible for the Mesolithic ’Balangoda Culture’; first defined in sites near Balangoda).
		Nevertheless, the first entries in the chronicle Mahavamsa or “Great History”;, and its sequel Chulavamsa, which contain details of a history that was rich and colourful, date back to 543 BC to the arrival of Prince Vijaya to the island that was then named Thambapanni.
		Early settlers simply began to cultivate the land they inhabited in the island’s dry zone.
	www.usla.co.nz /ourpeople.htm (1326 words)

	Hindu Art ::
		Vikramabahu was referred to by the title 'Parvati-pati' in the Kahamnbiliava inscription (Epigraphia Zeylanica 3:407).
		Parakramabahu I (1153-1186) is credited in the Chulavamsa, the latter part of the Mahasvamsa, with the erection of thirteen temple of the gods and the repair of seventy-nine decayed temples, as well as the restoration of twenty-four other devales (Chulavamsa 79:19,22).
		King Parakramabahu II (1236-1271) who ruled from Dambadenia, the capital of Sri Lanka after Polonnaruva, built several temples of gods at Polonnaruva (Chulavamsa 88:93, 119).
	www.artsrilanka.org /hinduart/body.html (2457 words)

	The Sunday Times On The Web - Plus
		It will be seen that Varuna's original character as a great king, dispenser of justice and punisher of sin, lord of rivers and increase, is well preserved, and that the concrete symbolism is consistently and satisfactorily explained."4
		(The history of Kassapa 1, who is associated with the Sihagiri legend is told in Chapters 38 and 39 of the Mahavamsa (Chulavamsa I and II).
		Kassapa, brought up under Mahayana influence (Madhyamika and Prajnaparamita - Nagarjuna Ariya- deva: Bienlu, 13) dreams to become a cakravartin and rule from the central Mount Kailasa.
	www.sundaytimes.lk /970309/plus5.html (2805 words)

	History of Sri Lanka Biography,info
		The recorded History of Sri Lanka is usually taken to begin in the 6th century BCE, when the Indo-Aryan people migrated into the island from India.
		The main historical written evidence is the Mahavamsa, also including Dipavamsa and Chulavamsa.
		The island presently known as 'Sri Lanka' was originally known as 'Sinhale' or 'Heladiva' ('the island of the Hela(Comprising of naga, yaksha, deva and raksha tribes) people') for over 30 millennia.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_History_of_Sri_Lanka (5808 words)

	Sinhalese: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		According to legend, they are descended from the exiled Prince Vir and his party of several hundred who arrived on the island around 500 BC after having been made to leave their native Bengal.
		The recorded history of the Sinhalese is of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, is recorded in two large chronicles, the Mahavamsa and the Chulavamsa, which are considered unique in terms of age and longevity.
		Notable Sinhalese monarchs include Devanampiya Tissa (who converted to Buddhism in the 4th c BC), Parakramabahu the Great (c1164 - 1197) (who led an expidition to Thailand), and Mayadunne (1521 - 1581)(who led fierce resistence againt the Portuguese).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /s/sinhalese (772 words)

	Ceylon Tamils
		The Batticaloa chronicle states that Segarajasekeran captured Polonnaruwa.
		The Chulavamsa and other chronicles say that Segarajasekeran stationed troops at Trincomalee, Koddiyara, Kantalai, Padavia, Kaddukkulam, Kayts, Pulachery and ruled Rajarata from his capital Polonnaruwa.
		Segarajasekeran was succeeded by his son Kulasegaran, who took the throne name of Pararajasekeran.
	www.ceylontamils.com /history/history3.php (1834 words)

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