Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... became pleased in the Faith . Once he went hunting and saw the self - controlled thera Arahant Mahadhammarakkhita , 118 seated at the foot of a tree , being fanned by an elephant " with a sala - branch . The wise prince thought , " When ...
... became pleased in the Faith . Once he went hunting and saw the self - controlled thera Arahant Mahadhammarakkhita , 118 seated at the foot of a tree , being fanned by an elephant " with a sala - branch . The wise prince thought , " When ...
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... became an Arahant . Both these lights of the Faith , benefactors of the island of Lanka , were ordained in the sixth year of king Asoka the Righteous . 210-211 The great Mahinda , the converter of the island , 152 studied with his ...
... became an Arahant . Both these lights of the Faith , benefactors of the island of Lanka , were ordained in the sixth year of king Asoka the Righteous . 210-211 The great Mahinda , the converter of the island , 152 studied with his ...
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... became known as the Mahisasakas . They settled in Vanavāsī ( North Kanara ) and Mysore . It is an old school , claiming Purna of Dakkhinagiri as its patron saint . This school had doctrines and disciplinary rules closely allied to those ...
... became known as the Mahisasakas . They settled in Vanavāsī ( North Kanara ) and Mysore . It is an old school , claiming Purna of Dakkhinagiri as its patron saint . This school had doctrines and disciplinary rules closely allied to those ...
Contents
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