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(b) The Story of the Buddha The elaboration of the story of the Buddha resulted in
expanding the- first chapter from 84 verses in the MaKavamsa to 721 verses in
the Extended Mahavamsa. This has been accomplished by the following:- (i) A ...
(b) The Story of the Buddha The elaboration of the story of the Buddha resulted in
expanding the- first chapter from 84 verses in the MaKavamsa to 721 verses in
the Extended Mahavamsa. This has been accomplished by the following:- (i) A ...
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1- 2 Having worshipped the Buddha, ' the purest, sprung of a pure race, 2 1 will
recite the Great Chronicle, of varied content and lacking in no topic. 3 What was
compiled by the ancients4 was here too long drawn out and there too condensed
...
1- 2 Having worshipped the Buddha, ' the purest, sprung of a pure race, 2 1 will
recite the Great Chronicle, of varied content and lacking in no topic. 3 What was
compiled by the ancients4 was here too long drawn out and there too condensed
...
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It is true that some of the incidents in the Buddha's life have become more
popular than others, specially on account of the scope for visual representation.
Missing from the list, however, are such more frequently encountered scenes as
the ...
It is true that some of the incidents in the Buddha's life have become more
popular than others, specially on account of the scope for visual representation.
Missing from the list, however, are such more frequently encountered scenes as
the ...
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Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Tumour Wijesinha and Geiger | 27 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
| Author | Ananda W. P. Guruge |
| Translated by | Ananda W. P. Guruge |
| Publisher | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 23 Feb 2007 |
| ISBN | 9559034022, 9789559034025 |
| Length | 1129 pages |
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