Страница - 6Страница - 8THE ABORIGINES.
- Singhalese histories all illustrative of Buddhism [325]
- A Buddha [325]
- Gotama Buddha, his history [326]
- Amazing prevalence of his religion (note) [326]
- His three visits to Ceylon [327]
- Inhabitants of the island at that time supposed to be of
Malayan type [327]
- Legend of their Chinese origin [328]
- Probably identical with the aborigines of the Dekkan [328]
- Common basis of their language [328]
- Characteristics of vernacular Singhalese [329]
- State of the aborigines before Wijayo's invasion [330]
- Story of Wijayo [330]
- The natives of Ceylon described as Yakkos and
Nagas [331]
- Traces of serpent-worship in Ceylon [331]
- Coincidence of the Mahawanso with the Odyssey (note)
[332]
CHAP. III.
CONQUEST OF WIJAYO, B.C. 543.—ESTABLISHMENT OF BUDDHISM, B.C. 307.
- Early commerce of Ceylon described by the Chinese [335]
- Wijayo as a colonizer [336]
- His treatment of the native population [336]
- B.C. 505. His death and successors [336]
- A number of petty kingdoms formed [337]
- Ceylon divided into three districts: Pihiti, Rohuna, and Maya
[337]
- The village system established [337]
- Agriculture introduced [338]
- Irrigation imported from India [338]
- The first tank constructed, B.C. 504 (note) [338]
- Rapid progress of the island [339]
- Toleration of Wijayo and his followers [339]
- Establishment of Buddhism, 307 B.C. [340]
- Preaching of Mahindo [340]
- Planting of the sacred Bo-tree [341]
CHAP. IV.
THE BUDDHIST MONUMENTS.
- Buddhist architecture introduced in Ceylon [344]
- The first dagobas built [345]
- Their mode of construction and vast dimensions [346]
- The earliest Buddhist temples [346]
- Images and statues a later innovation [347]
- First residences of the priesthood [347]
- The formation of monasteries and wiharas [348]
- The first wihara built [349]
- Form of the modern wiharas [349]
- Inconvenient numbers of the Buddhist priesthood [350]
- Originally fed by the kings and the people [350]
- Caste annulled in the case of priests [351]
- The priestly robe and its peculiarities [351]
CHAP. V.
SINGHALESE CHIVALRY.—ELALA AND DUTUGAIMUNU.