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... Sinhalese and the Tamils , and its two domi- nant religious cultures , Buddhist and Hindu , made their way onto the island from India . The various expressions of literate culture parallel those of India , and overall the culture and ...
... Sinhalese and the Tamils , and its two domi- nant religious cultures , Buddhist and Hindu , made their way onto the island from India . The various expressions of literate culture parallel those of India , and overall the culture and ...
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... Sinhalese. dia . Some early tribal names occurring in Ceylon also suggest connections with northwestern India and the Indus region . While considerable evidence points to western India as the home of the first immigrants , it seems ...
... Sinhalese. dia . Some early tribal names occurring in Ceylon also suggest connections with northwestern India and the Indus region . While considerable evidence points to western India as the home of the first immigrants , it seems ...
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... Sinhalese kings of the period 1200-1505 did not extend far beyond their capital cities , though they often made extravagant claims . Taking advantage of the collapse of the Polonnaruva kingdom after Magha's fall and of the drift of ...
... Sinhalese kings of the period 1200-1505 did not extend far beyond their capital cities , though they often made extravagant claims . Taking advantage of the collapse of the Polonnaruva kingdom after Magha's fall and of the drift of ...
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