Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... five Damila kings with entirely different names ( corruptions ? ) in respect of at least the first four ( Alavatta , Sabhiya , Panaya and Palaya ) ; and names of Vattagamani's seven warriors and the five shrines they erected . Mahaculi ...
... five Damila kings with entirely different names ( corruptions ? ) in respect of at least the first four ( Alavatta , Sabhiya , Panaya and Palaya ) ; and names of Vattagamani's seven warriors and the five shrines they erected . Mahaculi ...
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... five hundred strong to one thousand two hundred and , perhaps , even more after his victory over the five sons of Girikandasiva . Paṇḍukabhaya's uncles , with the exception of the eldest ( i.e. the king ) fortified a camp near the ...
... five hundred strong to one thousand two hundred and , perhaps , even more after his victory over the five sons of Girikandasiva . Paṇḍukabhaya's uncles , with the exception of the eldest ( i.e. the king ) fortified a camp near the ...
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... five dogmas , which are then described . Here then , finally , the five dogmas of Mahadeva are confounded with the ten points of the Vajji - monks . It is perhaps not too daring to conjecture that in this division associated with the ...
... five dogmas , which are then described . Here then , finally , the five dogmas of Mahadeva are confounded with the ten points of the Vajji - monks . It is perhaps not too daring to conjecture that in this division associated with the ...
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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