Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... minister to the splendid Asokārama , saying , " Go and settle this matter . Get bhikkhus in my monastery to perform the ... ministers , each with a thousand followers . As before the thera did not come . 250-251 The king asked , “ How ...
... minister to the splendid Asokārama , saying , " Go and settle this matter . Get bhikkhus in my monastery to perform the ... ministers , each with a thousand followers . As before the thera did not come . 250-251 The king asked , “ How ...
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... ministers founded villages : Anuradhagāma by him of that name near Kadamba river . " The chaplain Upatissa established Upatissagāma , to the north of Anuradha , on the bank of Gambhira river.28Three other ministers also founded , each ...
... ministers founded villages : Anuradhagāma by him of that name near Kadamba river . " The chaplain Upatissa established Upatissagāma , to the north of Anuradha , on the bank of Gambhira river.28Three other ministers also founded , each ...
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... ministers and sent a letter there . Before long after giving the letter , Vijaya passed away . ' 4-5 When he died , the ministers , awaiting the arrival of a ksatriya , resided in Upatissagāma and administered the king- dom . ' From the ...
... ministers and sent a letter there . Before long after giving the letter , Vijaya passed away . ' 4-5 When he died , the ministers , awaiting the arrival of a ksatriya , resided in Upatissagāma and administered the king- dom . ' From the ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
Chapter | 11 |
H Why Prolegomena? | 25 |
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