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  • Upatissa I was King of Anuradhapura in the 4th century, whose reign lasted from 370 to 412. He succeeded his father Buddhadasa as King of Anuradhapura...
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  • Upatissa (Sri Lanka, 1st or 2nd century CE), the reputed author of the Vimuttimagga, an ancient Buddhist meditation manual Upatissa I of Anuradhapura...
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    Rajarata, following the kingdoms of Tambapanni and Upatissa Nuwara. Anuradhapura was also the centre of Theravada Buddhism for many centuries and has been...
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  • son Upatissa I in 370. He pioneered in building many hospitals in the country. Sources describe Buddhadasa as a "Mind of Virtue and an Ocean of Gems...
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    Pandukabhaya, King of Upatissa Nuwara moved the administration to Anuradhapura, becoming the kingdom's first monarch. Anuradhapura is heralded as an ancient...
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    king of Sri Lanka, founding the Kingdom of Tambapanni and the dynasty subsequently founding the Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara and finally the Anuradhapura Kingdom...
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    vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. Anuradhapura Kingdom (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර රාජධානිය, translit: Anurādhapura Rājadhāniya, Tamil: அனுராதபுர இராச்சியம்)...
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    According to the Mahavamsa, a Pali chronicle compiled by Buddhist monks of the Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya in Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese descend from settlers who...
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    Rajarata (redirect from Kingdom of Rajarata)
    13th century CE. Several ancient cities, including Tambapanni, Upatissa Nuwara, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, were established as capitals within the area...
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  • earliest historical reference to this practice, describing how Upatissa I of Anuradhapura instructed monks to recite the Ratana Sutta through the night...
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    located. These are, in chronological order: the kingdoms of Tambapanni, Upatissa Nuwara, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dambadeniya, Gampola, Kotte, Sitawaka and...
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  • was King of Anuradhapura in the 5th century, whose reign lasted from 412 to 434. He succeeded his brother Upatissa I as King of Anuradhapura and was succeeded...
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  • assailed Sri Lanka in the time of Upatissa II of Anuradhapura (reg. 525 – 526). Following the precedent set in the time of the Buddha, the king ordered...
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    Abhayagiri Vihāra (category Buddhist temples in Anuradhapura)
    a major monastery site of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is one of the most extensive ruins...
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    Sinhalese monarchy (category Political history of Sri Lanka)
    last ruler of Upatissa Nuwara and the first ruler of the Anuradhapura Kingdom was a Vijayan. The Vijayan dynasty existed until Vasabha of the Lambakanna...
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    The Pre-Anuradhapura period of Sri Lankan history begins with the gradual onset of historical records in the final centuries of the prehistoric period...
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    reigns of Sena I (833–853) and Mahinda IV (956–972), the city of Anuradhapura saw a "colossal building effort" by various kings during a period of peace...
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    Maya Rata (category Anuradhapura period)
    formation of the second kingdom of Polonnaruwa by Parakramabahu I. History of Sri Lanka List of Maya Rata monarchs List of monarchs of Sri Lanka De Silva, W.A...
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  • Mutasiva, King (367–307 BC) Devanampiya Tissa, King (307–267 BC) Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara (complete list) – Pandukabhaya, King (437–377 BC) First Persian...
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  • Buddhadasa, King (341–370) Upatissa I, King (370–412) Persia Persia: Sasanian Empire (complete list) – Narseh, Shahanshah, King of Kings (293–302) Hormizd...
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