Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... taken into consideration . Significantly , the variations in text according to the provenance of a particular edict or inscription reveal that each message was receiver - oriented . The same message in Greek and Aramaic was more tersely ...
... taken into consideration . Significantly , the variations in text according to the provenance of a particular edict or inscription reveal that each message was receiver - oriented . The same message in Greek and Aramaic was more tersely ...
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... taken with great pomp and ceremony to the capital where the Thuparama - cetiya was constructed to enshrine the right collar - bone relic . The miracles which had taken place when the relic was brought led to a significant increase in ...
... taken with great pomp and ceremony to the capital where the Thuparama - cetiya was constructed to enshrine the right collar - bone relic . The miracles which had taken place when the relic was brought led to a significant increase in ...
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... taken place there , possibly while the two brothers were engaged in their war of accession.263 It is interesting to note that once Anuradhapura was taken , the need did not exist for Dutthagamani to proceed further north . Either there ...
... taken place there , possibly while the two brothers were engaged in their war of accession.263 It is interesting to note that once Anuradhapura was taken , the need did not exist for Dutthagamani to proceed further north . Either there ...
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