Страница - 7Страница - 9- Progress of civilisation [352]
- The new settlers agriculturists [352]
- Malabars enlisted as soldiers and seamen [353]
- B.C. 237. The revolt of Sena and Gutika [353]
- B.C. 205. Usurpation of Elala [353]
- His character and renown [353]
- The victory of Dutugaimunu [354]
- Progress of the south of the island [355]
- Building of the great Ruanwellé Dagoba [355]
- Building of the Brazen Palace [356]
- Its vicissitudes and ruins [357]
- Death and character of Dutugaimunu [358]
CHAP. VI.
THE INFLUENCES OP BUDDHISM ON CIVILISATION.
- The Mahawanse or Great Dynasty [360]
- The Suluwanse or Inferior Dynasty [360]
- Services rendered by the Great Dynasty [360]
- Frequent usurpations and the cause [361]
- Disputed successions [361]
- Rising influence of the priesthood [362]
- B.C. 104. Their first endowment with land [363]
- Rapid increase of the temple estates [364]
- Their possessions and their vow of poverty reconciled [364]
- Acquire the compulsory labour of temple-tenants [365]
- Impulse thus given to cultivation [365]
- And to the construction of enormous tanks [365]
- Tanks conferred on the temples [365]
- The great tank of Minery formed, A.D. 272 [365]
- Subserviency of the kings to the priesthood [366]
- Large possessions of the temples at the present day [366]
- Cultivation of flowers for the temples [367]
- Their singular profusion [367]
- Fruit trees planted by the Buddhist sovereigns [367]
- Edicts of Asoca [368]
CHAP. VII.
FATE OF THE ABORIGINES.
- Aborigines forced to labour for the new settlers [369]
- Immensity of the structures erected by them [370]
- Slow amalgamation of the natives with the strangers [370]
- The worship of snakes and demons continued [370]
- Treatment of the aborigines by the kings [371]
- Their formal disqualification for high office [371]
- Their rebellions [371]
- They retire into the mountains and forests [372]
- Their singular habits of seclusion [372]
- Traces of their customs at the present day [373]
CHAP. VIII.
EXTINCTION OF THE GREAT DYNASTY.
- B.C. 104 Walagam-bahu I [374]
- His wars with the Malabars [374]
- The South of Ceylon free from Malabar invasion [374]
- The Buddhist doctrines first formed into books [375]
- The formation of rock-temples [376]
- Apostacy of Chora Naga [376]
- Ceylon governed by queens [377]
- Schisms in religion [377]
- Buddhism tolerant of heresy but intolerant of schism [378]
- Illustrations of Buddhist toleration [377]
- Tolerance enjoined by Asoca [377]
- The Wytulian heresy [377]
- Corruption of Buddhism by the impurities of Brahnmanism
[380]
- A.D. 275. Recantation and repentance of King Maha Sen [380]
- End of the Solar race [381]
- State of Ceylon at that period [381]
- Prosperity of the North [381]
- Description of Anarajapoora in the fourth century [382]
- Its municipal organisation [382]
- Its palaces and temples [382]
- Popular error as to the area of the city (note) [383]
- Multitudes of the priesthood described by Fa Hian [384]