Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Brahman- ical standpoint ) as " one way of avoiding the meddling of Brahmans ( high caste Hindus ) in the affairs of state . " While more evidence will be needed before one accepts this view in toto , the fact remains that Asoka's ...
... Brahman- ical standpoint ) as " one way of avoiding the meddling of Brahmans ( high caste Hindus ) in the affairs of state . " While more evidence will be needed before one accepts this view in toto , the fact remains that Asoka's ...
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... Brahman went home , questioned and , the next day , reproached the thera , who came to his house , with telling a lie . 135-136 The Brahman heard the thera's explanation and became pleased of mind . 105 He gave the bhikkhu regularly out ...
... Brahman went home , questioned and , the next day , reproached the thera , who came to his house , with telling a lie . 135-136 The Brahman heard the thera's explanation and became pleased of mind . 105 He gave the bhikkhu regularly out ...
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... brahman . The brahman said , " Dear one , bathe in the tank and come back . As he had not come here before , 23 he bathed in the Tissa - tank , paid homage to the Bodhi - tree and the cetiya at Thūpārama , entered the city , saw the ...
... brahman . The brahman said , " Dear one , bathe in the tank and come back . As he had not come here before , 23 he bathed in the Tissa - tank , paid homage to the Bodhi - tree and the cetiya at Thūpārama , entered the city , saw the ...
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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