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Simhaladvipa

"Simhaladvipa or simply Simhala is the name of an island (dvipa) according to the Kathasaritsagara, chapter 56. Accordingly, “... there he [Candrasvamin] heard that the merchant Kanakavarman had gone from that island to an island named Karpura. In the same way he visited in turn the islands of Karpura, Suvarna and Simhala with merchants, hut he did not find the merchant whom he was in search of”. The Kathasaritsagara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Simhaladvipa, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravahanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyadharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gunadhya’s Brhatkatha consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses." Seren and Deep. Simhaladvipa Lamka Sri island so deep the Seren and dip the green mountain and, deep-rooted, Adam and Eve bright red ruby sparks

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Date: 10/25/2023 2:39:00 PM
an informative Haibun, Abdullah. I like the words 'serene and deep.'
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