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  2. Sri Lankan literature - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lankan literature is the literary tradition of Sri Lanka. The largest part of Sri Lankan literature was written in the Sinhala language, but there is a considerable number of works in other languages used in Sri Lanka over the millennia (including Tamil, Pāli, and English). However, the languages used in ancient times were very different ...

  3. Mahinda (Buddhist monk) - Wikipedia

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    Mahinda subsequently gave two public talks sanctioned by Devanampiya Tissa, in the Royal Hall and in the Nandana Garden in the Royal Park, leading to the start of the public embrace of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. The royal park Mahamegha was then set aside as the residence for Mahinda's party, and in later times became the Mahavihara, the earliest ...

  4. Category:Sri Lankan literature - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka in fiction (9 C, 1 P) Sri Lankan fiction (3 C, 1 P) S. ... Pages in category "Sri Lankan literature" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.

  5. Viharamahadevi Park - Wikipedia

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    Viharamahadevi Park. The park features include a huge Buddha statue which replaced the statue of Queen Victoria which originally stood there, and a series of water fountains. It also includes a mini zoo, a children's play area and a BAC Jet Provost. [3] There are Muscovy ducks in the park. They swim in the artificial lake and walk on the grass ...

  6. List of Sri Lankan poets - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 9 December 2024, at 19:25 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. Kandyan period frescoes - Wikipedia

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    Kandyan era frescoes are mural paintings created during the Kingdom of Kandy (1469–1815) in Sri Lanka, a time when kings gave a special place to arts and literature. As there was a political instability in Sri Lanka after the Anuradhapura Era , which lasted more than 500 years, kings didn't take much effort to build up the religious side of ...

  8. Ranmasu Uyana - Wikipedia

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    Ranmasu Uyana is a park in Sri Lanka containing the ancient Magul Uyana (Royal Gardens). It is situated close to Isurumuni Vihara and Tissa Wewa in the ancient sacred city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It sits on approximately 40 acres (16 ha), and is a noted example of Sri Lankan garden architecture of the pre-Christian era.

  9. Martin Wickramasinghe - Wikipedia

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    Martin Wickramasinghe Trust is an approved by the Government of Sri Lanka as a charitable organization. The Martin Wickramasinghe Trust has been established with the objectives of preservation of manuscripts, first editions of all his books, tape recording and photographs related to his life and work.