Mahavamsa on chola influence in sri lanka
  • http://www.sinhalanet.com/concisemahavamsaweb.pdf

    check from page 85 onwards for references to cholas...

    Meantime, refer previous tread on destruction/war campaign of chola -
    interesting inference by the author in page 90:

    King Vijayabahu restored Buddhist structures destroyed by the
    Cholas. He brought in bhikkus
    knowledgeable in Tripitaka from foreign countries.

    (Author’s Note: Did Chola rulers had a systematic campaign to
    destroy Buddhist structures?

    All the large structures mentioned in Mahavamsa exist today. Further
    smaller Buddha statues such as
    Samadhi Buddha statue and Sri Maha Bodhi still exist. On the other
    hand, Cholas ruled Anuradhapura
    Concise Mahavamsa Ruwan Rajapakse, P.E., Sinhalanet.com 92
    and Polonnaruwa for sixty years. It may be possible that Cholas
    completely neglected these Buddhist
    structures. It is clear that Chola rulers did not have a systematic
    campaign to destroy Buddhist statues
    and Viharas since if they did, sixty years is plenty of time to
    destroy almost anything).

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