Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... further discovery which Dr. Guruge made to the effect that the Mahāvamsa the peerless record of our nation's political and cultural history , has been most imperfectly known and appreciated even in scholarly circles . He traced this ...
... further discovery which Dr. Guruge made to the effect that the Mahāvamsa the peerless record of our nation's political and cultural history , has been most imperfectly known and appreciated even in scholarly circles . He traced this ...
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... further support from Asoka would remain obscure , even though certain inferences could , be drawn from the results of their mission . There is no doubt that their primary involvement was in the propagation of the Faith through regular ...
... further support from Asoka would remain obscure , even though certain inferences could , be drawn from the results of their mission . There is no doubt that their primary involvement was in the propagation of the Faith through regular ...
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... further exemplified by Kiriella Nanavimala Thera's edition of the Dipavamsa with a Sinhala translation35 and Gunapala Weerasekera's translation of the Mahāvamsa with its continuations up to Chapter 130 in 1955 ( 1000 pages ) and its further ...
... further exemplified by Kiriella Nanavimala Thera's edition of the Dipavamsa with a Sinhala translation35 and Gunapala Weerasekera's translation of the Mahāvamsa with its continuations up to Chapter 130 in 1955 ( 1000 pages ) and its further ...
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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