Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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Page 108
... Buddhism an aberration , needing explanation . So they continued to question all that the Buddhist tradition claimed to be his contribution to the promotion of Buddhism as a religion within and outside his empire . These were dismissed ...
... Buddhism an aberration , needing explanation . So they continued to question all that the Buddhist tradition claimed to be his contribution to the promotion of Buddhism as a religion within and outside his empire . These were dismissed ...
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... Buddhism because of the serene demeanour of a Buddhist monk as contrasted with the usual conduct of the Brahman priests whom the court had traditionally supported . He began to seek the association of monks which proved intellectually ...
... Buddhism because of the serene demeanour of a Buddhist monk as contrasted with the usual conduct of the Brahman priests whom the court had traditionally supported . He began to seek the association of monks which proved intellectually ...
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... Buddhist Councils . According to the Southern Buddhist tradition three Councils , as is known , took place , the first immediately after the death of the Buddha , the second a hundred years later under Kalasoka , the third 236 years ...
... Buddhist Councils . According to the Southern Buddhist tradition three Councils , as is known , took place , the first immediately after the death of the Buddha , the second a hundred years later under Kalasoka , the third 236 years ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
Copyright | |
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