Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Mahasena , does not figure in the Dipavamsa . In the account of the reign of Mahasena another distinctly clear divergence is to be noted in the two chronicles . The Mahavamsa goes into fifty verses as opposed to the ten verses of the ...
... Mahasena , does not figure in the Dipavamsa . In the account of the reign of Mahasena another distinctly clear divergence is to be noted in the two chronicles . The Mahavamsa goes into fifty verses as opposed to the ten verses of the ...
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... Mahasena the first was the largest reservoir Minneriya which was unsurpassed for centuries , and the other was the largest thupa ever to be constructed in Sri Lanka , namely the Jetavanarama- thupa - in fact , the second tallest man ...
... Mahasena the first was the largest reservoir Minneriya which was unsurpassed for centuries , and the other was the largest thupa ever to be constructed in Sri Lanka , namely the Jetavanarama- thupa - in fact , the second tallest man ...
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... Mahasena with the following statement : - " It should be known that there were sixty - three crowned kings in the " Great Dynasty ” , ( the Mahāvamsa ) commencing with Vijaya and ending with Mahasena . It should also be known that up to ...
... Mahasena with the following statement : - " It should be known that there were sixty - three crowned kings in the " Great Dynasty ” , ( the Mahāvamsa ) commencing with Vijaya and ending with Mahasena . It should also be known that up to ...
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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