The Mahâ Dissâvas was a Great Officer in the Amātya Mandalaya, or Sinhalese Council of State, in the Sinhalese Kingdoms of monarchical Sri Lanka. Like...
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to the British in 1815, the custody of the Relic was handed over to the Maha Sangha (the Buddhist Clergy). In the absence of the king, a chief lay custodian...
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Royal Palace Complex of Kandy (section Maha Wasala)
Sanctuary (Uda Wasala Watta) – a tableau framed by the Maha Wasala. An old photo of the Maha wasala The Maha Maluwa or Great Terrace is an open park area (approximately...
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very powerful, his emoluments and influence was less than that of a Mahâ Dissâva, a provincial governor, so the government of a province was added to...
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Tamil Eelam in 1998. However, it was fully restored each time. After the Maha parinirvana of Gautama Buddha, according to the legend, the tooth relic was...
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in 1808 succeeding Megastenne on his death. Ehelepola was appointed Maha Dissava of Sabaragamuva. Sath Korale, which was also held by Megastenne was divided...
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Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in Bahirawakanda, approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) from the city centre...
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Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde Lekams...
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Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde Lekams...
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Malwathu Maha Viharaya (also called Malwatta temple) is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is the headquarters of the Malwatta chapter...
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was captured, and executed. In 1814, the king ordered Ehelepola Adigar, Dissava of Sabaragamuwa, to Kandy. Ehelepola, suspecting a trap, refused; in revenge...
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dancer except for the head-dress. This is a graceful dance, also performed in Maha Visnu (Vishnu) and Kataragama Devales temples on ceremonial occasions. The...
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Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde Lekams...
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Asgiri Maha Viharaya (also called Asgiriya temple, Asgiriya Gedige) is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is the headquarters of the...
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Korale Mahaththaya there after Rate Mahatmaya and finally appointed as Dissava. Maduwanwala claimed to have inherited an 83,000 acre "nindagama" or land...
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Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thero (redirect from Asarana Sarana Saranankara Maha Thera)
qualified as a higher ordained monk on the Esala poya day in 1753 at the Malwatu Maha Viharaya. King Kirti Sri Rajasinha and his ministers proceeded to Malwatta...
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Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde Lekams...
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Keppetipola Disawe (category Dissava)
formally crowned. Under this new king, Keppetipola was appointed as the Maha Adhikaram (Chief Minister) and the rebels were urged to fight against British...
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for the purpose of advancing Buddhism in Sri Lanka, also building the Raja Maha Vihara (Gangarama) was built at Kandy. Kirti built the existing inner temple...
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Minister Pallegampahê Mahâ Nilamê 2nd Prime Minister Udagampahê Mahâ Nilamê Chief Secretary Mahâ Mohottâla Provincial Governors Mahâ Dissâvas Royal Household...
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to people. As people didn't know many things, monks (Specially Sangaraja Maha Nahimi) advised the kings to paint the walls of the temples with Jataka Stories...
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of the Kandy to Ehelepola Maha Disawe and Ehelepola Kumarihamy. He was the second son of Ehelepola Maha Disawe, the Dissava of Sabaragamuwa under the...
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Bo House of Dinajara Nayaks of Kandy Amātya Mandalaya Maha Adigar Maha Mohottala Maha Dissava Dugganna Nilame Bandāra Other Rate Mahatmaya Badde Lekams...
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assistance of Kandyan chiefs who remained loyal which included Molligoda Maha Adikaram and Ratwatte Adikaram. Brownrigg soon received reinforcements from...
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