Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Tissa ( son of 1 ) . 3 Gothabhaya ( son of 2 ) 4 Kakavanna - Tissa ( son of 3 ) But the epigraphical sources do not corroborate this information . The Kusalankanda inscription ( No. 389 ) - Batticaloa District gives the following ...
... Tissa ( son of 1 ) . 3 Gothabhaya ( son of 2 ) 4 Kakavanna - Tissa ( son of 3 ) But the epigraphical sources do not corroborate this information . The Kusalankanda inscription ( No. 389 ) - Batticaloa District gives the following ...
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... Tissa ' . With reference to his son Lanjika - Tissa , who is one of the very few kings that can be identified from early Brahmi cave inscriptions without any doubt whatsover , Saddha - Tissa is mentioned in several inscriptions as ...
... Tissa ' . With reference to his son Lanjika - Tissa , who is one of the very few kings that can be identified from early Brahmi cave inscriptions without any doubt whatsover , Saddha - Tissa is mentioned in several inscriptions as ...
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... Tissa succeeded Coranaga on his own right , without the assistance or machinations of Anula and the Mah . does not refer to her as the queen of Tissa . She poisoned Tissa to have her lover , Siva , enthroned . Thus Siva was her second ...
... Tissa succeeded Coranaga on his own right , without the assistance or machinations of Anula and the Mah . does not refer to her as the queen of Tissa . She poisoned Tissa to have her lover , Siva , enthroned . Thus Siva was her second ...
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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