The House of Vijaya was the first recorded Sinhalese royal dynasty that ruled over the island Sri Lanka. According to Sri Lankan folklore, Prince Vijaya is the traditional first king of Sri Lanka, fou
A section of the mural at the Ajanta Caves depicts the 'coming of Sinhala'. Prince Vijaya is seen in both of groups of elephants and riders.
Śuddhodana, meaning "he who grows pure rice," was the father of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha. He was a leader of the Shakya, who lived in an oligarchic republic, with their capital a
Procession of king Suddhodana from Kapilavastu, proceeding to meet his son the Buddha walking in mid-air (heads raised upwards at the bottom of the panel), and to give him a Banyan tree (bottom left corner). Sanchi.