Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... faith and accomplished the duty to the faith . Who else verily may neglect the duty to the faith ? ( Ko nam , anno sasanakiccamhi pamajje ? ) 12.55 Emulating the renunciation of the supremely compas- sionate conqueror , they renounced ...
... faith and accomplished the duty to the faith . Who else verily may neglect the duty to the faith ? ( Ko nam , anno sasanakiccamhi pamajje ? ) 12.55 Emulating the renunciation of the supremely compas- sionate conqueror , they renounced ...
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... Faith like me ? " The thera who was charged with the responsibility for the Faith , perceived the eligibility for deliverance11 of the king's son , Mahinda , and also of his daughter , Sangh- amitta , and , foreseeing the progress of the ...
... Faith like me ? " The thera who was charged with the responsibility for the Faith , perceived the eligibility for deliverance11 of the king's son , Mahinda , and also of his daughter , Sangh- amitta , and , foreseeing the progress of the ...
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... Faith . Who else verily may neglect the duty to the Faith ? The Fifth Chapter called the " Third Recitation " in the Mahāvamsa compiled for the Serene Joy and Emotion of the Pious . CHAPTER SIX 1-3 4-8 THE COMING OF VIJAYA Among the 529 ...
... Faith . Who else verily may neglect the duty to the Faith ? The Fifth Chapter called the " Third Recitation " in the Mahāvamsa compiled for the Serene Joy and Emotion of the Pious . CHAPTER SIX 1-3 4-8 THE COMING OF VIJAYA Among the 529 ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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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 Geiger renders Geiger translates George Turnour gods Gothabhaya hundred Ibid island king king's kṣatriya literature 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 ruler samanera Sangha Sanghamitta says scholars Sinhala Sinhalese sources South India Sri Lanka thera Thera Mahinda theri thousand throne thupa Thuparama Tika explains tion Tissa took Turnour UCHC Uttiya Vamsatthappakasini Vasabha verse vihara Vijaya warriors word Yakkhas yojanas