Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... persons who were widely separated in time ; iv obliterating the difference between reality and mythology ; misapplying freely historical or other tradition to new places and conditions to subserve religious ends ; vi taking a person or ...
... persons who were widely separated in time ; iv obliterating the difference between reality and mythology ; misapplying freely historical or other tradition to new places and conditions to subserve religious ends ; vi taking a person or ...
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... person - an individual who was considered unique and worthy of emulation . And this person - the Buddha was regarded not as anyone divine , nor a divine messenger , but a human being placing before humanity a message meant for all men ...
... person - an individual who was considered unique and worthy of emulation . And this person - the Buddha was regarded not as anyone divine , nor a divine messenger , but a human being placing before humanity a message meant for all men ...
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... person . That very day his wife bore him a son . Announcing , " My wife has borne twin sons , " he reared him . 7-12 He was already seven years old . His uncles recognized him and arranged to kill the children playing in the pond . He ...
... person . That very day his wife bore him a son . Announcing , " My wife has borne twin sons , " he reared him . 7-12 He was already seven years old . His uncles recognized him and arranged to kill the children playing in the pond . He ...
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