Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... took her with him while the other took the Buddha's alms - bowl which the king had left behind at Anuradhapura . Pulahattha ascended the throne and reigned three years until his army commander Bahiya ousted him and became king . Bahiya ...
... took her with him while the other took the Buddha's alms - bowl which the king had left behind at Anuradhapura . Pulahattha ascended the throne and reigned three years until his army commander Bahiya ousted him and became king . Bahiya ...
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... took place at Culangan- iyapitthi . There many thousands of the king's men ' fell . The 18 king , his minister Tissa and the mare Dighathunika - all three of them took flight . The prince pursued them . - 21 The bhikkhus created a ...
... took place at Culangan- iyapitthi . There many thousands of the king's men ' fell . The 18 king , his minister Tissa and the mare Dighathunika - all three of them took flight . The prince pursued them . - 21 The bhikkhus created a ...
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... took the copper nuggets in a bowl , approached the king and informed the matter . 14 18-19 In the region to the south - east from the city , at four yojanas , in the village of Sumanavapi , many gems arose . The villagers took them ...
... took the copper nuggets in a bowl , approached the king and informed the matter . 14 18-19 In the region to the south - east from the city , at four yojanas , in the village of Sumanavapi , many gems arose . The villagers took them ...
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