Browsing by Subject "Chronicles"

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Beliefs and Rituals of the Sinhalese Associated with Rain and Drought

Kularathna, S.B.A.K. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

It is a well-known fact that ever since the founding of the Sinhalese civilization, whose members to this day form the bulk of the island population, the main occupation of survival has been agriculture. Buddhism, the ...
The Clues on the Silk Road in the Pali Cannon, the Commentaries and the Chronicles

Kumara, V; Ven.Nanda, S. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)

The importance of the Pali Canonical and Commentarial literatures cannot be narrowed to the religious teachings only. It, indeed, incorporates the essential information that gives light on the other subjects such as culture, ...
Indigenous Medicine for Snake Bites in Palm Leaf Manuscripts in Sri Lanka

Abayarathne, A.H.M.H. (Reviewing International Encounters 2018,The Research Center for Social Sciences (RCSS), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Palm leaf manuscript culture in Sri Lanka has a long history. According to Sri Lankan chronicles which were composed around 5th century A.C.E. writing on palm leaves started in the 1st century B.C.E, as mentioned in those ...

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