Voices from Ancient Sri LankaFictionalized speeches of kings and national heroes of Sri Lanka, 5th century B.C.-4th century A.D.; drawn from the Mahāvaṃśa and Dīpavaṃśa, Buddhist canonical texts. |
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Ananda W. P. Guruge. KING UTTIYA'S FUNERAL ORATION AT THE CREMATION OF THE MAHATHERA MAHINDA , THE FOUNDER OF BUDDHISM IN SRI LANKA ( Circa 199 B.C. at Anuradhapura ) " The great thera Mahinda , the light of Lanka , the leader of a host ...
Ananda W. P. Guruge. KING UTTIYA'S FUNERAL ORATION AT THE CREMATION OF THE MAHATHERA MAHINDA , THE FOUNDER OF BUDDHISM IN SRI LANKA ( Circa 199 B.C. at Anuradhapura ) " The great thera Mahinda , the light of Lanka , the leader of a host ...
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... Mahinda , the royal Missionary and the Founder of the Buddhist Faith in our island . I would have called this a day of mourning and expatiated on the profound grief that the passing away of the Mahathera has brought about not only to ...
... Mahinda , the royal Missionary and the Founder of the Buddhist Faith in our island . I would have called this a day of mourning and expatiated on the profound grief that the passing away of the Mahathera has brought about not only to ...
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... Mahathera Mahinda . He has left us a legacy which I am sure will give our nation an incomparable role in human history . When we pay our tribute to the Mahathera , it is but right that we should also call to mind the two great ...
... Mahathera Mahinda . He has left us a legacy which I am sure will give our nation an incomparable role in human history . When we pay our tribute to the Mahathera , it is but right that we should also call to mind the two great ...
Contents
King Vijayas Last Address to the Founding Fathers | 1 |
Pandukabhaya Presents His TenYear Programme of Town | 15 |
King Uttiyas Funeral Oration at the Cremation of the Mahathera | 29 |
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