Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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Page 394
... Dynasty ' , and those of the Culavamsa ' the Lesser Dynasty ' , and the same contradiction , in a more explicit form , is also met with in Sinhalese historical books " . 308 Geiger proceeds to quote from Rajavaliya which gives reasons ...
... Dynasty ' , and those of the Culavamsa ' the Lesser Dynasty ' , and the same contradiction , in a more explicit form , is also met with in Sinhalese historical books " . 308 Geiger proceeds to quote from Rajavaliya which gives reasons ...
Page 396
... Dynasty has not been stated in any of the Chronicles or works on them . The Ţikā had an opportunity to elaborate this distinction when it commented on the words " Mahāvamsam pavakkhāmi " ( Ț . p.35 ) . But the comnment shows no ...
... Dynasty has not been stated in any of the Chronicles or works on them . The Ţikā had an opportunity to elaborate this distinction when it commented on the words " Mahāvamsam pavakkhāmi " ( Ț . p.35 ) . But the comnment shows no ...
Page 1043
... Dynasty ' and the ' Lesser Dynasty , ' disregarding the fact that the first king of the so - called ' Lesser Dynasty ' was the son of the last of the ' Greater Dynasty . ' However , if matrilineal descent was acknowledged in the ...
... Dynasty ' and the ' Lesser Dynasty , ' disregarding the fact that the first king of the so - called ' Lesser Dynasty ' was the son of the last of the ' Greater Dynasty . ' However , if matrilineal descent was acknowledged in the ...
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Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
Chapter | 11 |
H Why Prolegomena? | 25 |
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