Parakrama Bahu I , fl. 12th cent., Sinhalese king of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka; 1153-86). He was the first to unite the island under one rule after Chola invaders were driven out in the late 11th cent. He made his capital at Pollonarrua, which became a great cultural center, and encouraged the construction of a highly efficient irrigation system that helped to make the island prosperous. After securing his hold on Ceylon, he invaded S India and sailed to Myanmar with an army.
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NATURAL RESOURCES:Crisis on Tap: A World Without Water
The Washington Post; 10/29/1989; Sandra Postel; 2380 words;
PARAKRAMA BAHU the Great, 12th-century king of Sri Lanka, set the ultimate standard for water engineers: "Let not even a small quantity of water ... Technological feats such as Egypt's Aswan High Dam and the California Aqueduct have literally made deserts bloom. But now the limits to Parakrama's vision are ...
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The beautiful and the dammed. (dams)
The Economist (US); 3/28/1992; 2577 words;
... go into the sea without serving the people, ordered Parakrama Bahu, 12th-century ruler of Serendip, now Sri Lanka. For ... use - but not always in the most efficient way. As Parakrama Bahu doubtless knew, the simplest way to control water ...
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The bodhisattva ideal in Theravada Buddhist theory and practice: a reevaluation of the bodhisattva-sravaka opposition.
Philosophy East and West; 7/1/1997; Samuels, Jeffrey; 7152 words;
... the religion. (38) In other epigraphical markings, there is a reference to King Parakramabahu VI as Bodhisatva [sic] Parakrama Bahu. (39) Finally, the conflation of kings and bodhisattvas on the island of Sri Lanka is established most strongly by ...
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Row vs. wade.(Commentary)(Editorials)
The Washington Times; 8/4/1999; 561 words;
... issues. In his book, Earth in the Balance, he quoted approvingly the saying of a 12th-century king of Sri Lanka named Parakrama Bahu I that he just happened to have at his finger tips: Let not a single drop of water that falls on the land go into ...
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