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... Sri Lanka , its authenticity is amply borne out by archaeological , epigraphical and numismatic evidence which co.roborates , supplements and clarifies the wealth of information recorded in it . It is significant that the early Aryan ...
... Sri Lanka , its authenticity is amply borne out by archaeological , epigraphical and numismatic evidence which co.roborates , supplements and clarifies the wealth of information recorded in it . It is significant that the early Aryan ...
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... Sri Lanka , it had found a very wide audience in South - east Asia . The manuscripts which were collated by Wilhelm Geiger in the preparation of the current standard edition of the Pāli text , came from Burma , Cambodia and Sri Lanka in ...
... Sri Lanka , it had found a very wide audience in South - east Asia . The manuscripts which were collated by Wilhelm Geiger in the preparation of the current standard edition of the Pāli text , came from Burma , Cambodia and Sri Lanka in ...
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Mahānāma. work from Sri Lanka to be included in the fifty - volume series of Classics of the East which the M.P. Birla Foundation was planning to publish should be the Mahāvamsa . I am indebted to President Jayawardene for also ...
Mahānāma. work from Sri Lanka to be included in the fifty - volume series of Classics of the East which the M.P. Birla Foundation was planning to publish should be the Mahāvamsa . I am indebted to President Jayawardene for also ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 25 |
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Abhaya adorned almsbowl Anuradhapura Arahant Asoka Asoka the Righteous attained beautiful bhikkhunis Bodhi-tree Brahman brought Buddha Buddhist built ceremonies cetiya Cetiyapabbata Chapter called chariots community of bhikkhus conqueror consecrated crores Damila daughter deities Dhamma eight elephant Faith five hundred flowers Gangā gate gave gems gods heard honoured India informed the king island of Lankā joy and emotion killed king's kṣatriya Lankā likewise Lohapāsāda lord Mahāvihāra ministers miraculous power monastery nāgas named North Central Province obtained ordination offered paid homage palace Pāli Paṇḍukābhaya parasol pavilion pious pleased preached the Dhamma prince queen reigned relic-chamber relics Revata rice royal ruler sage Sakka sāmaṇera Sangha Sanghamitta seated sent serene joy seven Sinhala southern Sri Lanka stones stood Sumana Tathāgata thera Thera Mahinda theri thousand bhikkhus throne Thūpa Thūpārāma Tipitaka Tissa told took Triple Gem uposatha Uposatha-hall Vasabha Venerable Sir Vesāli vihāra Vijaya village warriors worshipped yakkhas yakkhiņi yojanas