The Dīpavaṃsa and Mahāvaṃsa and Their Historical Development in Ceylon |
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according Anulá Anuradhapura Asoka Atthakatha ayam bhikkhu Bo-tree Bodhi Buddhaghosa Buddhist Candagutta Candála century Ceylon chapter chronicle Colombo commentary corresponding Dágoba Damila Dátháv detail Devánampiyatissa Dhátusena Dipankara Dipavamsa Dutthagámani dynasty eighty-four thousand Elára epic episode example festival Gámani gives Gotama Buddha Indian introduction Játaka Kuveni Lanká later legends Mahá Mahánáma Maháthúpa Mahávamsa Mahávihára Mahinda material memory verse mentioned monastery monks Nága king náma names Nanda Nigrodha Oldenberg original Páli verse pana passage popular tradition Poráná princes proem PThv Púj Pújáv putto quotations rájá Rájaratn Rájáv refer reign relics saga Sanghamittá Sás sects Sinhalese prose SThv story taken tassa theras Third Council throne thúpa Thúpavamsa Tíká Tipitaka Tissa tope Turnour uncle Uttaravihára UVAK Vajji Vihára Vijaya visits of Buddha vuttam Wickremasinghe word for word written Yakkhas