Parākramabāhu I (Sinhala: මහා පරාක්‍රමබාහු, c. 1123–1186), or Parakramabahu the Great, was the king of Polonnaruwa from 1153 to 1186. He oversaw the expansion...

Statue of Parakramabahu I, located near the Pothgul Vehera in Polonnaruwa is a stone sculpture dating back to the Polonnaruwa period of ancient Sri Lanka...

Rajarata to Parakramabahu of Dakkhinadesa. Manabharana was also defeated. Following the end of the Kalinga-Arya conflict, Parakramabahu I, unified the...

Province, Sri Lanka. It was fashioned in the 12th century by King Parakramabahu I. The central feature of the temple is four rock relief statues of the...

Parakrama I to appeal to the Sinhalese King Parakramabahu I for assistance. But before Parakramabahu I's army could reach Madurai, Parakrama I had been...

of the Sri Lanka Navy. The ship is the second ship named after King Parakramabahu I, the warrior king of the medieval Sri Lankan Kingdom of Polonnaruwa...

Kithsirimevan completed the construction of the stupa, and it was renovated by Parakramabahu I of Polonnaruwa. A part of a belt tied by the Buddha is believed to...

Parakrama Pandyan II, also Pandu Parakramabahu of Polonnaruwa or Parakrama Pandu, was a Pandyan king who invaded the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa in the thirteenth...

sovereign in her own right. Lilavati rose to prominence as the wife of Parakramabahu I, king of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. Being of royal descent herself...

captured and executed by the invading army of Parakramabahu I. Following its annexing by Parakramabahu, the rebellions that arose were suppressed. Following...

since King Parakramabahu I reigned over large parts of the Sri Lanka. She was the mother of King Manabharana. Her son was defeated by Parakramabahu in a battle...

sections were added and the reservoir expanded during the reign of King Parâkramabâhu I. This wewa (reservoir) was built under the quote "do not let even a...

of names, Vijayabahu I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII. The same is true for Aggabodhi, Bhuvanaikabahu, Kassapa, Mahinda, Parakramabahu and others. This list...

disbanded following the formation of the second kingdom of Polonnaruwa by Parakramabahu I. History of Sri Lanka List of Maya Rata monarchs List of monarchs of...

king Vijayabahu I) who married a Pandyan prince and the Kalinga branch, descended from Vijayabahu I. After the death of Parakramabahu I, who belonged to...

vassal of the Chola Dynasty. Parakrama Pandyan I sought assistance from the Ceylonese king Parakramabahu I of Polonnaruwa, but was subsequently executed...

1131 until 1153, following his father Vikramabahu I. He was defeated and succeeded by Parakramabahu I. Mahavamsa List of monarchs of Sri Lanka History...

extant tank, Basawakkulama Wewa. Long after King Pandukabhaya, King Parākramabāhu I had many tanks built, with one large tank called Parakrama samudraya...

completely self-sufficient during King Parakramabahu's reign. With the exception of his immediate successor, Nissankamalla I, the other monarchs of Polonnaruwa...

Gangavamsa Kalyanamahadevi. He was also a son-in-law or nephew of Parākramabāhu I. According to Indian historians (as of September 2022) the names of...

Moggaliputta-Tissa Mahinda Sanghamitta Tissa Buddhaghoṣa Buddhadatta Dhammapāla Parakramabahu I Mahākassapa (12th-century) Sāriputta (12th-century) Anawrahta Ram Khamhaeng...

The reign of Parākramabāhu I (1153–1186) saw an extensive reform of the Sri Lankan sangha after years of warfare on the island. Parākramabāhu created a single...

renovated during the reign of Parakramabahu I (1153–1187), who invaded South India, capturing few parts of Pandya Nadu. Parakramabahu used the captured Tamils...

Moggaliputta-Tissa Mahinda Sanghamitta Tissa Buddhaghoṣa Buddhadatta Dhammapāla Parakramabahu I Mahākassapa (12th-century) Sāriputta (12th-century) Anawrahta Ram Khamhaeng...

of Sri Lanka. It is believed to have been built during the reign of Parakramabahu I to hold the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha or during the reign of...

that way. Whatever Dhamma and Vinaya I have pointed out and formulated for you, that will be your Teacher when I am gone. — Mahāparinibbāna Sutta, (DN...

of the Tooth. The next influential figure in Sinhala Buddhism was Parākramabāhu I (1153–1186) who unified the island and set out to reform the Sri Lankan...

The Word of the Buddha, ed & tr Nyanatiloka, 1935 Early Buddhist Poetry, ed I. B. Horner, Ananda Semage, Colombo, 1963 The Book of Protection, tr Piyadassi...

SLNS Parakramabahu (P351) was a Type 037 corvette class submarine chaser of the Sri Lanka Navy. The ship was named after King Parakramabahu I with warrior...

331-341 Pathmanathan, S. (1974). The Munnesvaram Tamil Inscription of Parākramabāhu VI. p. 54-69 Pathmanathan, S. (1978). The Kingdom of Jaffna. p. 272-275...