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A more lasting result of our discussion is the further discovery which Dr. Guruge
made to the effect that the Mahavamsa the peerless record of our nation's
political and cultural history, has been most imperfectly known and appreciated
even in ...
A more lasting result of our discussion is the further discovery which Dr. Guruge
made to the effect that the Mahavamsa the peerless record of our nation's
political and cultural history, has been most imperfectly known and appreciated
even in ...
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functions were assigned to their companions in the mission, or whether they
continued to seek further support from Asoka would remain obscure, even though
certain inferences could, be drawn from the results of their mission. There is no ...
functions were assigned to their companions in the mission, or whether they
continued to seek further support from Asoka would remain obscure, even though
certain inferences could, be drawn from the results of their mission. There is no ...
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acceptance. But the seriousness of the work and its overall quality are already
recognized assets. The growing interest of the Sinhala scholars in the Pali
Chronicles in the 1950s is further exemplified by Kiriella Nanavimala Thera's
edition of ...
acceptance. But the seriousness of the work and its overall quality are already
recognized assets. The growing interest of the Sinhala scholars in the Pali
Chronicles in the 1950s is further exemplified by Kiriella Nanavimala Thera's
edition of ...
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Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
Two Landmarks | 11 |
Trials and Gains of a Pioneer | 27 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
| Authors | Mahānāma, Ananda W. P. Guruge |
| Translated by | Ananda W. P. Guruge |
| Publisher | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 23 Feb 2007 |
| ISBN | 9559034022, 9789559034025 |
| Length | 1129 pages |
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