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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... monastery of the present - day Anuradhapura but rather the entire Buddhist perspective of the capital city for several centuries to come . I wonder how many of us present today were there when , in that most impressive and colourful ...
... monastery of the present - day Anuradhapura but rather the entire Buddhist perspective of the capital city for several centuries to come . I wonder how many of us present today were there when , in that most impressive and colourful ...
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... monastery . One gets used to the tranquillity of the monastic ambience very fast . Very soon , becoming a full ... Monastery itself . King Subha had not been politic in treating the Abhayagiri Monastery as its equal . This was my first ...
... monastery . One gets used to the tranquillity of the monastic ambience very fast . Very soon , becoming a full ... Monastery itself . King Subha had not been politic in treating the Abhayagiri Monastery as its equal . This was my first ...
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... monastery developed in leaps and bounds . What is the final balance sheet ? The nation has two magnificent monasteries each with its own traditions and specific attitudes and aspirations . The country is richer by giving equal weightage ...
... monastery developed in leaps and bounds . What is the final balance sheet ? The nation has two magnificent monasteries each with its own traditions and specific attitudes and aspirations . The country is richer by giving equal weightage ...
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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