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Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963

Avukanavihāra or simply Avukana is the name of an ancient river from the times of the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—The better-known Avukana-vihāra, about 2 miles distant, with its colossal, stone Image, was, as its inscriptions attest, in existence in the 1st century. These early inscriptions name two tanks, Kalabutaka and Kalubaha.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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