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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 54

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the Buddhists at a period whentheir religion was the predominant faith of Hindostan. In theKandyan country especially these Rock-temples are of frequentoccurrence, and the most renowned temple in the island, thatof Dambool, built a century before the birth of Christ, hasbeen formed out of the… … Chap. I. RUINED TEMPLES OF TOPARE.—ROCK TEMPLE. 33 The entrance to this singular edifice forms the title-page to thepresent volume, and ample details of the building will be includedin the more enlarged work on Ceylon which I have now in courseof completion. EUINED TEMPLES OF TOPAEE. As specimens…

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