Bandāra

A Bandâra was a Great Officer in the Amātya Mandalaya, or Sinhalese Council of State, in the Sinhalese Kingdoms of premodern Sri Lanka. A Bandâra was the sons of a chief in the Sinhala Kingdom.[1]

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Great Council
මහා සභාව
MonarchMaha Rajathuma
1st Prime MinisterPallegampahê Mahâ Nilamê
2nd Prime MinisterUdagampahê Mahâ Nilamê
Chief SecretaryMaha Mohottala
Chief of DissavoniesMahâ Dissâvas
Chief of RattiesRate Mahatmayas
Chief of DepartmentsLekams

Other

In the Sinhalese Buddhist faith, the Bandāra deviyō are a group of guardian deities.[2]

See also

References

Citations

  1. Ekanâyaka 1876, p. 298.
  2. Lurker, Manfred (1987). The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons. Routledge. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-415-34018-2.

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