Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... tion , therefore , is very important when we examine the folklore which had grown around this king . There are in addition several very short inscriptions , where the king is referred to simply as Gamini Abe or Abaya : - LBI No 67 ...
... tion , therefore , is very important when we examine the folklore which had grown around this king . There are in addition several very short inscriptions , where the king is referred to simply as Gamini Abe or Abaya : - LBI No 67 ...
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... tion . Was the swapping of places between the king and the door- keeper the re - enactment of Devanampiya - Tissa's act of dedica- tion to the Bodhi - tree when he entrusted the kingdom to the nobles who brought the Bodhi - tree and ...
... tion . Was the swapping of places between the king and the door- keeper the re - enactment of Devanampiya - Tissa's act of dedica- tion to the Bodhi - tree when he entrusted the kingdom to the nobles who brought the Bodhi - tree and ...
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... tion even when Kunca - Naga ascended the throne , because he had agreed to serve as Kunca - Naga's commander of the army . We have no information on the cause of their estrangement . It is , however , certain that Sirinaga's legitimate ...
... tion even when Kunca - Naga ascended the throne , because he had agreed to serve as Kunca - Naga's commander of the army . We have no information on the cause of their estrangement . It is , however , certain that Sirinaga's legitimate ...
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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