• Norman. The Dipavamsa states that during the reign of Valagamba (Vattagamani Abhaya) (29–17 BC) the monks who had previously remembered the Tipitaka and...
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  • Dutthagamani Abhaya Valagamba of Anuradhapura (reigned after 103 BCE), also known as Vattagamani Abhaya Sister Abhaya, the victim in the 1992 Sister Abhaya murder...
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  • BCE in Sri Lanka at Alu Vihāra (Aloka Leṇa) during the time of King Vattagamani-Abhaya also known as Valagamba. According to K. R. Norman there is a major...
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    Beminitiya Seya or period of famine and south Indian rule which followed, Vattagamani Abhaya took refuge in the mountain region amassing troops until, after more...
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    109 BCE 103 BCE *Brother of Lanja Tissa *Third son of Saddha Tissa Vattagamani Abhaya (a.k.a. Valagambahu I) (Walagamba) - - 103 BCE 103 BCE *Fourth son...
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  • politician and prime minister Titus Quinctius Atta, Roman comedy writer Vattagamani Abhaya, king of Sri Lanka 76 BC Alexander Jannaeus, king and high priest...
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    pilgrims often decorate with garlands, and finally, statues of King Vattagamani Abhaya, who honoured the monastery in the 1st century BC., and King Nissanka...
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    politician and prime minister Titus Quinctius Atta, Roman comedy writer Vattagamani Abhaya, king of Sri Lanka Pompey, Command (p. 12). Nic Fields, 2012. ISBN 978-1-84908-572-4...
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    These are of Indian origin, and were written down during the reign of Vattagamani Abhaya (29—17 B.C.) in Sri Lanka. The Tipitaka ("Triple Basket"), also known...
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  • known as Mahanaga. According to the Mahavamsa, Chora Naga, the son of Vattagamani Abhaya, was perceived as a dissident figure during the time by which his...
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    statues), which in the 1st century BCE, under the patronage of King Vaṭṭagāmaṇī Abhaya, was the site of the 4th Buddhist Council of the Theravada tradition...
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