Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... king subdued the commander of Mahela by a cunningly planned battle . ? Then nearing Anurad- hapura the king pitched his camp south of the kasa- mountain . ' When he had made a tank there in the month Jeṭṭhamula he held a water ...
... king subdued the commander of Mahela by a cunningly planned battle . ? Then nearing Anurad- hapura the king pitched his camp south of the kasa- mountain . ' When he had made a tank there in the month Jeṭṭhamula he held a water ...
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... king was sustained by the thera Kupikkala - Mahatissa , who shared the begged food with him and his family . In gratitude the king donated the land to the Sangha recording the donation on a ketaka leaf . From Vessagiri , the king ...
... king was sustained by the thera Kupikkala - Mahatissa , who shared the begged food with him and his family . In gratitude the king donated the land to the Sangha recording the donation on a ketaka leaf . From Vessagiri , the king ...
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... king , stationed to becalm the border . ' Seated at the foot of a banyan - tree overseeing the work , he saw them ... king and informed him , " A lion ravages your country . Prevent it , your Majesty . ” Finding no one to stop him , the ...
... king , stationed to becalm the border . ' Seated at the foot of a banyan - tree overseeing the work , he saw them ... king and informed him , " A lion ravages your country . Prevent it , your Majesty . ” Finding no one to stop him , the ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
Chapter | 11 |
H Why Prolegomena? | 25 |
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