Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... father the king ; and the Prince Tissa was sent by his father the king to Digamadulu , to emcourage the agriculture inthe country . On a certain day the Prince Gameny , after having viewed his army , had a desire to war against the ...
... father the king ; and the Prince Tissa was sent by his father the king to Digamadulu , to emcourage the agriculture inthe country . On a certain day the Prince Gameny , after having viewed his army , had a desire to war against the ...
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... father , he fled to Malaya Specially on account of his being bad to the father , they called him " Duttha - Gamaṇi ” ( Gāmaṇi the wicked ) . Then the king began building the Mahāduggala - cetiya.10 When the cetiya was completed , the ...
... father , he fled to Malaya Specially on account of his being bad to the father , they called him " Duttha - Gamaṇi ” ( Gāmaṇi the wicked ) . Then the king began building the Mahāduggala - cetiya.10 When the cetiya was completed , the ...
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... father , Jeṭṭhatissa became king . During the father's funeral rites , the lord of the earth departed by himself so as to punish the wicked ministers who did not wish to go with him and placed his younger brother in front , then the ...
... father , Jeṭṭhatissa became king . During the father's funeral rites , the lord of the earth departed by himself so as to punish the wicked ministers who did not wish to go with him and placed his younger brother in front , then the ...
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