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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... ministers and they have unanimously supported the nomination of wise and resourceful Upatissa as my successor . But he declines the honour on grounds of both age and health . It is , in fact , his proposal which I place before you now ...
... ministers and they have unanimously supported the nomination of wise and resourceful Upatissa as my successor . But he declines the honour on grounds of both age and health . It is , in fact , his proposal which I place before you now ...
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... minister Datta who held the rank of a noble ( Parumaka ) . The family traced its genealogy to noble Vasiti , the Chief Minister of King Devanampiya - Tissa and counted among its distinguished personages several ministers who held such ...
... minister Datta who held the rank of a noble ( Parumaka ) . The family traced its genealogy to noble Vasiti , the Chief Minister of King Devanampiya - Tissa and counted among its distinguished personages several ministers who held such ...
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Ananda W. P. Guruge. THE MINISTER MEGHAVANNABHAYA'S ORATION AT THE FUNERAL OF KING MAHASENA ( Circa 301 A.C. at Anuradhapura ) · the king's The Minister named Meghavannàbhaya friend who performed all his duties - became angry over the ...
Ananda W. P. Guruge. THE MINISTER MEGHAVANNABHAYA'S ORATION AT THE FUNERAL OF KING MAHASENA ( Circa 301 A.C. at Anuradhapura ) · the king's The Minister named Meghavannàbhaya friend who performed all his duties - became angry over the ...
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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