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2 (ii) Discovery of the Pali Literature of Sri Lanka. George Tumour'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
of ...
2 (ii) Discovery of the Pali Literature of Sri Lanka. George Tumour'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
of ...
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The internal evidence of these works confirrhs that they were later than the
Mauryan Age (e.g. elements of Buddhist philosophy, themes traceable to
Buddhist literature, references to Mauryas, the synchronism of Senguttuvan with
Gajabahu I).
The internal evidence of these works confirrhs that they were later than the
Mauryan Age (e.g. elements of Buddhist philosophy, themes traceable to
Buddhist literature, references to Mauryas, the synchronism of Senguttuvan with
Gajabahu I).
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It is significant that all these works are Avadahas and that means they belong to a
class of pious literature glorifying deeds of self- sacrifice and piety of saints
whether religious or lay. The word avadana according to Maurice Winternitz
means a ...
It is significant that all these works are Avadahas and that means they belong to a
class of pious literature glorifying deeds of self- sacrifice and piety of saints
whether religious or lay. The word avadana according to Maurice Winternitz
means a ...
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Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Tumour 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 |
| Author | 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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