Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... literature of Sri Lanka by the outside world . Maurice Winternitz in his comprehensive history of Indian literature attributes to him a pioneering role in the rise and growth of Oriental Studies by saying " Shortly afterwards , the Pali ...
... literature of Sri Lanka by the outside world . Maurice Winternitz in his comprehensive history of Indian literature attributes to him a pioneering role in the rise and growth of Oriental Studies by saying " Shortly afterwards , the Pali ...
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... literature , references to Mauryas , the synchronism of Senguṭṭuvan with Gajabahu I ) . What the Sangam literature portrays is a period of strife and war among kings and chieftains , punctuated by intervals of peace when a powerful ...
... literature , references to Mauryas , the synchronism of Senguṭṭuvan with Gajabahu I ) . What the Sangam literature portrays is a period of strife and war among kings and chieftains , punctuated by intervals of peace when a powerful ...
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... literature glorifying deeds of self- sacrifice and piety of saints whether religious or lay . The word avadana according to Maurice Winternitz means a " noteworthy deed , sometimes in a bad sense , but generally in the good sense of a ...
... literature glorifying deeds of self- sacrifice and piety of saints whether religious or lay . The word avadana according to Maurice Winternitz means a " noteworthy deed , sometimes in a bad sense , but generally in the good sense of a ...
Contents
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