Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... meanings of ' joy ' or ' delight ' and ' emotion ' or ' affliction ' . They are states of mind which arise from certain ... meaning , and with the identification of the target group as ' good people ' ( sujana ) , the author of the ...
... meanings of ' joy ' or ' delight ' and ' emotion ' or ' affliction ' . They are states of mind which arise from certain ... meaning , and with the identification of the target group as ' good people ' ( sujana ) , the author of the ...
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... meaning pious or devoted , - in direct contrast to his brother's epithet Duttha meaning either the disobedient and wicked as the Pali Chronicles have it or brave and courageous as it could really have been - succeeded Dutthagamani ...
... meaning pious or devoted , - in direct contrast to his brother's epithet Duttha meaning either the disobedient and wicked as the Pali Chronicles have it or brave and courageous as it could really have been - succeeded Dutthagamani ...
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... meaning ' fleshy melon ' , by offering this fruit to the entire Sangha . His decree prohibiting all killing ( Maghataya , meaning do not kill ) was another of his achievements recorded in the Pali Chronicles . Three out of these four ...
... meaning ' fleshy melon ' , by offering this fruit to the entire Sangha . His decree prohibiting all killing ( Maghataya , meaning do not kill ) was another of his achievements recorded in the Pali Chronicles . Three out of these four ...
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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