Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Kandula after him . Nandimitta , in order that he might arrest the charging elephant , seizing his two tusks in both his hands , planted him on his haunches . " Wherever the place , and whatever the circumstance under which the elephant ...
... Kandula after him . Nandimitta , in order that he might arrest the charging elephant , seizing his two tusks in both his hands , planted him on his haunches . " Wherever the place , and whatever the circumstance under which the elephant ...
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... Kandula , to Dighavapi . The ministers at Mahagama sent word to Gamaņi - Abhaya , who by now , had acquired the epithet Duttha ( meaning , according to Pali Chronicles , wicked or disobedient ) . He came to Guttahala ( i.e. present ...
... Kandula , to Dighavapi . The ministers at Mahagama sent word to Gamaņi - Abhaya , who by now , had acquired the epithet Duttha ( meaning , according to Pali Chronicles , wicked or disobedient ) . He came to Guttahala ( i.e. present ...
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... Kandula upon Nandhimitta who was approaching . As the elephant came to take him , Nandhimitta seized both its tusks with his hands and made it sit on its hunches . As the elephant and Nandhimitta fought there , the village is called ...
... Kandula upon Nandhimitta who was approaching . As the elephant came to take him , Nandhimitta seized both its tusks with his hands and made it sit on its hunches . As the elephant and Nandhimitta fought there , the village is called ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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