Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Ceylon Civil Service . For in Ceylon there was a history , indeed several books of history , whereas in Calcutta the Indian records were devoid of any reliable data to help in the identification of the new names Prinsep thought he could ...
... Ceylon Civil Service . For in Ceylon there was a history , indeed several books of history , whereas in Calcutta the Indian records were devoid of any reliable data to help in the identification of the new names Prinsep thought he could ...
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... Ceylon . Percival stated that " the wild stories current among the natives throw no light whatever on the ancient ... Ceylon History , " published in 1833 had created quite a sensation among the savants of Europe . To add to his triumph ...
... Ceylon . Percival stated that " the wild stories current among the natives throw no light whatever on the ancient ... Ceylon History , " published in 1833 had created quite a sensation among the savants of Europe . To add to his triumph ...
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... Ceylon the authenticity of Dip . and Mah , is not affected in the ESSENTIAL Points . Let us look at the positive contents of the tradition . We are certain of : ( 1 ) the name Mahinda as the apostle of Ceylon . Nor is that disputed by ...
... Ceylon the authenticity of Dip . and Mah , is not affected in the ESSENTIAL Points . Let us look at the positive contents of the tradition . We are certain of : ( 1 ) the name Mahinda as the apostle of Ceylon . Nor is that disputed by ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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