Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Edicts XI and XII . If these three Edicts were simply dropped from the series , it could have been explained as an omission by the scribes . What strikes our attention is that in their place two other Edicts have been inserted which are ...
... Edicts XI and XII . If these three Edicts were simply dropped from the series , it could have been explained as an omission by the scribes . What strikes our attention is that in their place two other Edicts have been inserted which are ...
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... edicts addressed to the Buddhist Sangha ( order ) attest , the majority of the edicts in which he attempted to define dhamma do not suggest that he was merely preaching Buddhism ... In his edicts Asoka defi- ness the main principles of ...
... edicts addressed to the Buddhist Sangha ( order ) attest , the majority of the edicts in which he attempted to define dhamma do not suggest that he was merely preaching Buddhism ... In his edicts Asoka defi- ness the main principles of ...
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... Edicts and the series of Pillar Edicts , the reason lies in the objectives for which each was drafted . The sixteen Rock Edicts ( including the two in Kalinga ) had been prepared to provide exhortation to the people and instructions to ...
... Edicts and the series of Pillar Edicts , the reason lies in the objectives for which each was drafted . The sixteen Rock Edicts ( including the two in Kalinga ) had been prepared to provide exhortation to the people and instructions to ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
Chapter | 11 |
H Why Prolegomena? | 25 |
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Abhaya according Anula Anuradhapura Arahants Asoka Atthakatha bhikkhunis bhikkhus Bodhi-tree Brahman brother Buddha Buddhadatta Buddhist built called century ceremony cetiya Ceylon Chapter Colombo consecrated Council Damila death Devanampiya-Tissa Dhamma Dipavamsa Dutthagamani dynasty earth edicts Elara elephant established Extended Mahavamsa Faith foll Gamani Geiger renders Geiger translates George Turnour gods hundred Ibid island Kalinga Kandula king king's literature Lohapasada lord Mahasena Mahavamsa Mahavihara Mahinda Malalasekera meaning Mendis mentioned ministers Moggaliputta-Tissa monastery monks Mutasiva Naga Nicholas Pāli Pali Chronicles Pandukabhaya Paranavitana pious prince records reference reign relics religious Rhys Davids rock inscription Rohana royal samanera Sangha Sanghamitta scholars Sinhala Sinhalese sources South India Sri Lanka thera thera Mahinda thousand throne thupa Thuparama Ţika Tika explains tion Tissa took Turnour UCHC Uttiya Vamsatthappakasini Vasabha verse vihara Vijaya warriors word Yakkhas yojanas