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... Pandukabhaya attained adulthood , the Brahman Paṇḍula provided him with the wherewithal to launch the campaign to wrest the throne from the uncle . Very early in the campaign , Pandukabhaya met Pali , the daughter of his uncle ...
... Pandukabhaya attained adulthood , the Brahman Paṇḍula provided him with the wherewithal to launch the campaign to wrest the throne from the uncle . Very early in the campaign , Pandukabhaya met Pali , the daughter of his uncle ...
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... Pandukabhaya's city and country planning , the Pali Chronicles emphasize an important characteristic of Pandukab- haya's rule : that is , he had developed an amicable relationship with the Yakkhas . He is said to have reigned seventy ...
... Pandukabhaya's city and country planning , the Pali Chronicles emphasize an important characteristic of Pandukab- haya's rule : that is , he had developed an amicable relationship with the Yakkhas . He is said to have reigned seventy ...
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... Pandukabhaya's grand - uncle as the former was the brother the latter's maternal grand - father and the uncle of the latter's mother . T. p . 293. - AG ] 54 [ As Buddhadatta and Mendis had pointed out , ' he ' in the sentence ' he dwelt ...
... Pandukabhaya's grand - uncle as the former was the brother the latter's maternal grand - father and the uncle of the latter's mother . T. p . 293. - AG ] 54 [ As Buddhadatta and Mendis had pointed out , ' he ' in the sentence ' he dwelt ...
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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