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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Page 67
... uposatha day ...... Pleased in the Faith , the king paid homage with the white parasol . He offered for seven days the entire sovereignty over Lanka . -Mahavamsa XXXI , 1-3 , 93-95 , 109-112 . My joy knows no bounds . Every time I have ...
... uposatha day ...... Pleased in the Faith , the king paid homage with the white parasol . He offered for seven days the entire sovereignty over Lanka . -Mahavamsa XXXI , 1-3 , 93-95 , 109-112 . My joy knows no bounds . Every time I have ...
Page 78
... uposatha days . Since my realization how difficult it is to preach , I have arranged for sermons to be delivered by learned preachers in every temple in Lanka and each preacher receives from the royal treasury a nàli of clarified butter ...
... uposatha days . Since my realization how difficult it is to preach , I have arranged for sermons to be delivered by learned preachers in every temple in Lanka and each preacher receives from the royal treasury a nàli of clarified butter ...
Page 137
... uposatha halls at the Thuparama and the Issarasamanaka , are about all that have been done uptodate . I have a sentimental attachment to uposatha halls as the centre of monastic life . When I was in the Great Monastery , I was impressed ...
... uposatha halls at the Thuparama and the Issarasamanaka , are about all that have been done uptodate . I have a sentimental attachment to uposatha halls as the centre of monastic life . When I was in the Great Monastery , I was impressed ...
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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