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It has been my effort to be stringently faithful to the sense of the original Pāli. The
emphasis on readability and easy comprehension, however, necessitated the
long and convoluted sentences of the Pali original to be broken down into
several ...
It has been my effort to be stringently faithful to the sense of the original Pāli. The
emphasis on readability and easy comprehension, however, necessitated the
long and convoluted sentences of the Pali original to be broken down into
several ...
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(See T.p.36] The name Pajjapadoruvamsa used by the Vamsatthappakasini,
laying stress on pajja, verse' is an indication that the original source was in prose
unlike the sources of the Dipavamsa. The Porana verses common to both ...
(See T.p.36] The name Pajjapadoruvamsa used by the Vamsatthappakasini,
laying stress on pajja, verse' is an indication that the original source was in prose
unlike the sources of the Dipavamsa. The Porana verses common to both ...
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by greater skill in the employment of the Pāli language, by more artistic
composition and by a more liberal use of the material contained in the original
work. While the authorship of the Dip. is not known the author of the Mahavamsa
is known ...
by greater skill in the employment of the Pāli language, by more artistic
composition and by a more liberal use of the material contained in the original
work. While the authorship of the Dip. is not known the author of the Mahavamsa
is known ...
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Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
Two Landmarks | 11 |
Trials and Gains of a Pioneer | 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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