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It also proved to be the beginning of the study of the Buddhist literature in Pali ,
which , for the major part , was developed and preserved in Sri Lanka As regards
Indian history , it was the Mahavamsa which established beyond any doubt the ...
It also proved to be the beginning of the study of the Buddhist literature in Pali ,
which , for the major part , was developed and preserved in Sri Lanka As regards
Indian history , it was the Mahavamsa which established beyond any doubt the ...
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2 ( ii ) Discovery of the Pāli Literature of Sri Lanka . George Turnour's work was
recognized also as a significant landmark in the discovery of the Pali literature of
Sri Lanka by the outside world . Maurice Winternitz in his comprehensive history
...
2 ( ii ) Discovery of the Pāli Literature of Sri Lanka . George Turnour's work was
recognized also as a significant landmark in the discovery of the Pali literature of
Sri Lanka by the outside world . Maurice Winternitz in his comprehensive history
...
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What the Sangam literature portrays is a period of strife and war among kings
and chieftains , punctuated by intervals of peace when a powerful monarch held
sway over the whole region . The first among such strong kings was Karikālan the
...
What the Sangam literature portrays is a period of strife and war among kings
and chieftains , punctuated by intervals of peace when a powerful monarch held
sway over the whole region . The first among such strong kings was Karikālan the
...
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Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Turnour Wijesinha and Geiger | 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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