Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Buddha , see Kern , Manual of Indian Buddhism , p . 62 ; Childers , P.D. , s.v. balam . [ Geiger had confused the meaning of verses 5-9 . The corrections by Buddhadatta and Mendis are in line with the Tikā : T.p 143. - AG ] 12 The Buddha ...
... Buddha , see Kern , Manual of Indian Buddhism , p . 62 ; Childers , P.D. , s.v. balam . [ Geiger had confused the meaning of verses 5-9 . The corrections by Buddhadatta and Mendis are in line with the Tikā : T.p 143. - AG ] 12 The Buddha ...
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... Buddha's hearers ( Vibhanga 372 ) , by puthujjana the remaining multitude who still stand outside the way leading to perfection . [ Buddhadatta and Mendis translate puthijjana as ' worldlings ' in place of Geiger's translation : ' those ...
... Buddha's hearers ( Vibhanga 372 ) , by puthujjana the remaining multitude who still stand outside the way leading to perfection . [ Buddhadatta and Mendis translate puthijjana as ' worldlings ' in place of Geiger's translation : ' those ...
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... Buddhadatta and Mendis , amends it to ' dancing girls who appeared like nymphs . ' It is not clear why all three of them translated ' nāṭakajana ' as ' dancing girls ' . The text in the Tīkā , as established by Malalasekera has an ...
... Buddhadatta and Mendis , amends it to ' dancing girls who appeared like nymphs . ' It is not clear why all three of them translated ' nāṭakajana ' as ' dancing girls ' . The text in the Tīkā , as established by Malalasekera has an ...
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Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
Chapter | 11 |
H Why Prolegomena? | 25 |
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