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- Valagamba
is king again
Rev.
Maha-Tissa left the commanders to talk to Rev. Tissa. the commanders
were engaged in a short discussion. After a while they arrived
at a decision to join King Valagamba. So they went to Rev. Maha-Tissa
and said, “Reverend Sir, we’ve decided to forget the
unfortunate events of the past and rally round King Valagamba
once more”. Rev. Maha-Tissa was overjoyed.
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The exquisite wood carvings at
Embekke
The invasion by Magha in the 13th century and the atrocities inflicted
on the people during the 21-year old rule, left the Sinhala kingdom
in disarray. This is how the Mahavamsa describes Magha’s
reign:
- People
of our country
When you do a study of the people of a country, many areas
have to be considered. The composition of the population of the
country, ethnic and religious differences, urban and rural factor,
male and female composition and even the age factor have to be
studied.
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