Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... constructed by Asoka , saw pillars with inscriptions still attributed to him and collected many legends which were prevalent among the Buddhists . Because of the Avadanas , Asoka must have occupied a special place of veneration among ...
... constructed by Asoka , saw pillars with inscriptions still attributed to him and collected many legends which were prevalent among the Buddhists . Because of the Avadanas , Asoka must have occupied a special place of veneration among ...
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... constructed were other cells , ponds , places to spend the day or the night and such other structures as a Bodhi - tree - temple , the Lohapasada , the house for the distribution of food tickets and the refectory . The cell on the brink ...
... constructed were other cells , ponds , places to spend the day or the night and such other structures as a Bodhi - tree - temple , the Lohapasada , the house for the distribution of food tickets and the refectory . The cell on the brink ...
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... constructed a monastery for every section of the Dhamma . Note the division of the Dhamma into 84,000 is not a subject - wise analysis but one of the size of the text in terms of the number of syllables ( i.e. 84000 x 32 syllables ) ...
... constructed a monastery for every section of the Dhamma . Note the division of the Dhamma into 84,000 is not a subject - wise analysis but one of the size of the text in terms of the number of syllables ( i.e. 84000 x 32 syllables ) ...
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