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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 ... This has been accomplished by the
following( i ) A detailed account of the future Buddha's encounters with the twenty
- four ...
( b ) The Story of the Buddha The elaboration of the story of the Buddha resulted
in expanding the first chapter from 84 ... This has been accomplished by the
following( i ) A detailed account of the future Buddha's encounters with the twenty
- four ...
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CHAPTER ONE THE VISIT OF THE TATHĀGATA 1-2 Having worshipped the
Buddha , ' the purest , spring of a pure race , ? I will recite the Great Chronicle , of
varied content and lacking in no topic . ' What was compiled by the ancients was
...
CHAPTER ONE THE VISIT OF THE TATHĀGATA 1-2 Having worshipped the
Buddha , ' the purest , spring of a pure race , ? I will recite the Great Chronicle , of
varied content and lacking in no topic . ' What was compiled by the ancients was
...
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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 |
Turnour 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 |
| Authors | Mahānāma, 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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