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[email protected] CANBERRA ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA USE OF THESES This copy is supplied for purposes of private study and research only. Passages from the thesis may not be copied or closely paraphrased without the written consent of the author. CEYLON AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA : Political, Religious and Cultural Relations from A.D. c_. 1000 to c_. 1500 by W.M. Sirisena This thesis is submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Australian National University This thesis is based on original research conducted by the author while he was a Research Scholar in the Department of Asian Civilizations at the Australian National University from 1967 to 1969. t £ . V f ACKNOWLEDGMENT A number of scholars and friends helped in many ways during the preparation of this work. Dr. Sirima Kiribamune, Dr. K,Indrapala, Dr. R.A.L.H. Gunawardene (my teachers in the Department of History, University of Ceylon, Peradeniya) and Dr. A. Liyanagamage of the Department of History, Yidyalankara University, have gladly and willingly given me their valuable suggestions, friendly encouragement and personal help. Professor K.V. Goonawardene, formerly Head of the Department of History, University of Ceylon, Peradeniya and now Vice-Chancellor of the Vidyalankara University also gave much encouragement and arranged for me to pursue my studies abroad. Many scholars of the Australian National University and in particular of the Department of Asian Civilizations were most generous with their time in extending a helping hand.