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... joy and anguish appropriately as each incident demands , listen now , to this Great Chronicle which is free from such faults ; easy to grasp and remember ; arousing serene joy and emotion , and handed down by tradition . * Our conqueror ...
... joy and anguish appropriately as each incident demands , listen now , to this Great Chronicle which is free from such faults ; easy to grasp and remember ; arousing serene joy and emotion , and handed down by tradition . * Our conqueror ...
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... happiness to his people was consecrated in Lanka where there was grand festi- vity everywhere . The Eleventh Chapter called " The Consecration of Devānampiya- tissa " in the Mahāvamsa , compiled for the serene joy and emotion of the ...
... happiness to his people was consecrated in Lanka where there was grand festi- vity everywhere . The Eleventh Chapter called " The Consecration of Devānampiya- tissa " in the Mahāvamsa , compiled for the serene joy and emotion of the ...
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... happiness of the people . Of what talk when the conqueror was alive ! The Seventeenth Chapter called " The Arrival of the Relics " in the Mahāvamsa compiled for the serene joy and emotion of the pious . THE ACQUISITION OF THE GREAT ...
... happiness of the people . Of what talk when the conqueror was alive ! The Seventeenth Chapter called " The Arrival of the Relics " in the Mahāvamsa compiled for the serene joy and emotion of the pious . THE ACQUISITION OF THE GREAT ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 26 |
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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 Gāmaņi 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