10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANURADHAPURA»
Discover the use of
Anuradhapura in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Anuradhapura and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Ratana Pāsāda, the Western Monasteries of
Anuradhapura, ...
Vol. Iii: The Excavations In The Citadel Of Anuradhapura. Vol. Iv: The Temple Of The Tooth In Kandy.
2
Maha Bodhi tree in
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka: the oldest ...
This Anthology Narrates The Story Of A Sacred Tree--The Oldest Historical Tree In The World.
3
Anuradhapura: the British-Sri Lankan excavations at ...
This work has opened the way to achieving a better understanding of Early Historic Sri Lanka than was hitherto possible and provided an excellent basis for further investigation.
Robin Coningham, Frank Raymond Allchin, 1999
4
The Sacred City of
Anuradhapura, with Forty-six Illustrations
THOUGH many attempts have been made to re-construct the City of
Anuradhapura and its associations by means of modern research, hardly any
writer has attempted to do so according to the historical evidence in Mahawansa
and other ...
Walisinha Harischandra, 1985
5
International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania
An archaeological preserve that occupies about fifteen square miles of the old
city contains the ruins from Anuradhapura's glory days: monumental, bell-shaped
Buddhist shrines called dagabas; Buddhist temples and monasteries: palaces; ...
Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Sharon La Boda, 1996
6
Anuradhapura, the city of splendour
On the archeological sites of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
2. THE. ANURADHAPURA. KINGDOM. I. An. Outline. of. Political. History. from.
Saddhdtissa. to. the. Cola. Conquest. The political history of the long and eventful
period of ten centuries (from Saddhatissa, the brother and successor of ...
8
Abhayagiri Vihāra Project,
Anuradhapura: first report of the ...
Report of the archaeological excavations at the Abhayagiri Vihāra complex.
Chandra Wikramagamage, S. B. Hettiaratchi, Abhayagiri Vihāra Project, 1984
9
Locations of Buddhism: Colonialism and Modernity in Sri Lanka
Harischandra introduced a more radical Buddhist voice into Anuradhapura,
switching the focus of objection from specific sites to the condition of the town as
a whole. (Nissan 1985, 264) At its most extreme, Harischandra claimed that all
land in ...
10
Population, land and structurtal change in Sri Lanka and ...
N 1891 THE TOTAL population of Anuradhapura Veddahs was 1 170. By 1931 it
had climbed to 2045, and by 1970 it had reached 6613. 2 This rate of growth has
been somewhat greater than that of Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka, as a ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANURADHAPURA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Anuradhapura is used in the context of the following news items.
4 persons injured in motor accident in Anuradhapura
4 members of the same family were hospitalized with injuries following a motor accident which occurred near Wessagiriya on Anuradhapura ... «Hiru News, Jul 15»
23 Independent groups deposit bonds for the General Election
... two independent groups from Moneragala district and one independent group each from Anuradhapura and Matara districts have deposited ... «Hiru News, Jul 15»
Mahinda Rajapaksa's Anuradapura rally cancelled suddenly
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's inaugural rally scheduled to be held on the 9th in Anuradhapura has been cancelled suddenly. «Hiru News, Jul 15»
MINISTER SWAMINATHAN FAILED TO VISIT SINHALA IDPs
If the eelamists go to Anuradhapura or Polonnaruwa etc. they can see a lot of ancient bricks. Even the so called natives of Jaffna been living ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
Increase In Election Violence
Executive Director of CaFFE Keerthi Tennakoon told The Sunday Leader that these incidents were reported from Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, ... «Sunday Leader, Jul 15»
Sri Lankan envoy keen on lessons from Pattanam find
“It's not just bigger sites like Anuradhapura that point to such a link, but smaller sites on the island nation could throw more light on this,” Prof. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
Accidents overtaking safe road travel – Trincomalee, Anuradhapura …
The Trincomalee – Anuradhapura road was closed for a span of three hours as the fire brigade arrived at the accident sight to prevent the fuel ... «Newsfirst, Jul 15»
Abhayagiri Stupa to be unveiled for public veneration by end July
It was revealed at a meeting held recently at the Anuradhapura ... Buddha and it is one of the eight great places of veneration in Anuradhapura. «The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
Territorializing the environment:
... settlements, and tanks, with Wilpattu Forest Reserve forming a flank in the Puttalam District in the south and Anuradhapura District in the east. «The Island.lk, Jul 15»
PAFFREL steps in to halt misuse of state property
A number of incidents surrounding the destruction of massive cut outs as well vandalising of structures were reported in Anuradhapura and ... «Newsfirst, Jul 15»
