Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Arahant Mahadhammarakkhita , 118 seated at the foot of a tree , being fanned by an elephant " with a sala - branch . The wise prince thought , " When will I , too , be ordained in the Faith of the conqueror like this thera and live in ...
... Arahant Mahadhammarakkhita , 118 seated at the foot of a tree , being fanned by an elephant " with a sala - branch . The wise prince thought , " When will I , too , be ordained in the Faith of the conqueror like this thera and live in ...
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... Arahant recluses . There were ninety hundred thousands of bhikk- hunis and of them a thousand were Arahants . 13 " 188-190 So as to please 138 king Asoka the Righteous - he was known earlier as Asoka the wicked due to his evil deeds and ...
... Arahant recluses . There were ninety hundred thousands of bhikk- hunis and of them a thousand were Arahants . 13 " 188-190 So as to please 138 king Asoka the Righteous - he was known earlier as Asoka the wicked due to his evil deeds and ...
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... Arahant Piyadassi and stood by him . Enhancing the auspiciousness " there , he prea- ched the Dhamma to the king ... Arahants . " Eighteen thousand bhikkhus and fourteen thousand bhikkhunis were established in Arahanthood . 70 Thus may ...
... Arahant Piyadassi and stood by him . Enhancing the auspiciousness " there , he prea- ched the Dhamma to the king ... Arahants . " Eighteen thousand bhikkhus and fourteen thousand bhikkhunis were established in Arahanthood . 70 Thus may ...
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Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
Chapter | 11 |
H Why Prolegomena? | 25 |
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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 Gamani Geiger renders Geiger translates George Turnour gods hundred Ibid island Kalinga Kandula king king's literature Lohapasada 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 samanera Sangha Sanghamitta scholars Sinhala Sinhalese sources South India Sri Lanka thera thera Mahinda thousand throne thupa Thuparama Ţika Tika explains tion Tissa took Turnour UCHC Uttiya Vamsatthappakasini Vasabha verse vihara Vijaya warriors word Yakkhas yojanas