Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 70
Page 453
... according to which he was crowned when 1696 years had elapsed since the Buddha's death , that is , in the year 1697 A.B. Eight years later , 1705 A.B. , a second coronation apparently took place . In the fourth year afterwards , when ...
... according to which he was crowned when 1696 years had elapsed since the Buddha's death , that is , in the year 1697 A.B. Eight years later , 1705 A.B. , a second coronation apparently took place . In the fourth year afterwards , when ...
Page 455
... According to the Dipavamsa DEVANAMPIYATISSA was con- secrated king 236 years after the Buddha's death , ' i.e. in the 237th year . According to the Mah . 11.40 the consecrating of Devanampiyat- issa took place on the first day of the ...
... According to the Dipavamsa DEVANAMPIYATISSA was con- secrated king 236 years after the Buddha's death , ' i.e. in the 237th year . According to the Mah . 11.40 the consecrating of Devanampiyat- issa took place on the first day of the ...
Page 1055
... According to R. 182 they are also called ( 13a ) AVANTAKA or ( 13b ) KURUKULLAKA , and Tar . 272 relates that according to the view of the Sarvāstivādins , the Kaurukullakas , the Avantakas , and the Vatsiputrīуas are the three kinds of ...
... According to R. 182 they are also called ( 13a ) AVANTAKA or ( 13b ) KURUKULLAKA , and Tar . 272 relates that according to the view of the Sarvāstivādins , the Kaurukullakas , the Avantakas , and the Vatsiputrīуas are the three kinds of ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
Chapter | 11 |
H Why Prolegomena? | 25 |
Copyright | |
77 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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