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A. Two Landmarks 1987 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of George Turnour's " " THE MAHAV ANSO IN ROMAN CHARACTERS WITH THE TRANSLATION SUBJOINED AND AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY ON PALI BUDDHISTICAL LITERATURE " in two volumes ...
A. Two Landmarks 1987 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of George Turnour's " " THE MAHAV ANSO IN ROMAN CHARACTERS WITH THE TRANSLATION SUBJOINED AND AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY ON PALI BUDDHISTICAL LITERATURE " in two volumes ...
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( 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 ...
( 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 ...
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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 Karikalan ...
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 Karikalan ...
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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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