Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Yakkhas , there was a great gathering of all the Yakkhas resident in the island of Lanka . The blessed one went to this great gathering of Yakkhas . There , in the midst of that assembly , hovering in the air over their heads , at the ...
... Yakkhas , there was a great gathering of all the Yakkhas resident in the island of Lanka . The blessed one went to this great gathering of Yakkhas . There , in the midst of that assembly , hovering in the air over their heads , at the ...
Page 537
... yakkhas should be killed as they would kill me on account of enabling human beings to settle , 19 " the yakkhini told the prince , " Lord , Here is this yakkha - city called Sirisavatthu . To the yakkha - chief there , a princess living ...
... yakkhas should be killed as they would kill me on account of enabling human beings to settle , 19 " the yakkhini told the prince , " Lord , Here is this yakkha - city called Sirisavatthu . To the yakkha - chief there , a princess living ...
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... yakkhas and other beings ) , and no supernormal characteristics are attributed to yakkhas , Paṇḍukābhaya stands out as the first monarch to cooperate with the aboriginal people of the island . The statement in verse 87 that he sat with ...
... yakkhas and other beings ) , and no supernormal characteristics are attributed to yakkhas , Paṇḍukābhaya stands out as the first monarch to cooperate with the aboriginal people of the island . The statement in verse 87 that he sat with ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
Chapter | 11 |
H Why Prolegomena? | 25 |
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