Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... relating to Dharma , the Mahamatras who are superintendents of matters relating to the ladies of the royal house - hold , the officers in charge of my cattle and pasture lands , and other classes of officials . And the result of their ...
... relating to Dharma , the Mahamatras who are superintendents of matters relating to the ladies of the royal house - hold , the officers in charge of my cattle and pasture lands , and other classes of officials . And the result of their ...
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... relating to his conversion to Buddhism persists as regards his role in the propagation of Buddhism . According to Buddhist literary sources , Asóka had been the ideal Buddhist ruler extending his generous and devout patronage to ...
... relating to his conversion to Buddhism persists as regards his role in the propagation of Buddhism . According to Buddhist literary sources , Asóka had been the ideal Buddhist ruler extending his generous and devout patronage to ...
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... relating to Dharma are of little consequence . By exhora- tion , however , Dharma has been promoted considerably . The restric- tions relating to Dharma are , indeed , such as have been enjoined by me , viz . , that certain animals are ...
... relating to Dharma are of little consequence . By exhora- tion , however , Dharma has been promoted considerably . The restric- tions relating to Dharma are , indeed , such as have been enjoined by me , viz . , that certain animals are ...
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