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Christianity in Ceylon : its introduction and progress under the Portuguese, the Dutch, the British, and American missions; with an historical sketch of the Brahmanical and Buddhist superstitions (1850)

Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869, Parr, Charles McKew donor, Parr, Ruth, donor · London : John Murray · leaf 100

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e are the remains of hollows at top, which had once sustainedthe timbers of a roof; but the whole is now open to the sun, andfrom this circumstance the temple bears the name of the AukaneWihare. Its construction is of the remotest antiquity, and thepriest in charge of it informed us, that solitary… … Colossal Statue of Buddliu at the Aukane Wihare. p. 76. CHAPTER II. THE DUTCH PERIOD. Breach of faith with the King of Kaudy — Dutch Persecution of theRoman Catholics — Present Condition of the Portuguese Descend-ants in Ceylon — Establishment of the Reformed Rehgion — Ex-traordinary Conformity of…

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