Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... South India , the Indo - Aryan settlers were well - established in Sri Lanka with a fully developed national identity as evinced by a distinct language , a religion and socio- cultural institutions . Linguistically and culturally South ...
... South India , the Indo - Aryan settlers were well - established in Sri Lanka with a fully developed national identity as evinced by a distinct language , a religion and socio- cultural institutions . Linguistically and culturally South ...
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... South India and for which they were lionized and eulogized in the Sangam literature . They reflect an age of adventurers who sought their personal fortunes rather than one in which entire populations moved into new territories either to ...
... South India and for which they were lionized and eulogized in the Sangam literature . They reflect an age of adventurers who sought their personal fortunes rather than one in which entire populations moved into new territories either to ...
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... South Indian populations with Sri Lankans appears to be wholly unacceptable ... India , the Aryanization of Sri Lanka had been completed . Besides , the ... South India was , by itself , a formidable task and the Colas had played their ...
... South Indian populations with Sri Lankans appears to be wholly unacceptable ... India , the Aryanization of Sri Lanka had been completed . Besides , the ... South India was , by itself , a formidable task and the Colas had played their ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
Copyright | |
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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 Geiger renders Geiger translates George Turnour gods Gothabhaya hundred Ibid island king king's kṣatriya literature 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 ruler samanera Sangha Sanghamitta says scholars Sinhala Sinhalese sources South India Sri Lanka thera Thera Mahinda theri thousand throne thupa Thuparama Tika explains tion Tissa took Turnour UCHC Uttiya Vamsatthappakasini Vasabha verse vihara Vijaya warriors word Yakkhas yojanas