Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Vijaya sought a royal bride from the Pandya kingdom of Southern Madhura . By this time , at least two natural resources of the island had been discovered : namely , gems from the land and pearls and shanks from the sea . These were ...
... Vijaya sought a royal bride from the Pandya kingdom of Southern Madhura . By this time , at least two natural resources of the island had been discovered : namely , gems from the land and pearls and shanks from the sea . These were ...
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... Vijaya ruled over ? Does the Vijaya's statement that the country was “ colonized with difficulty " mean that he had to wage many more wars during his thirty - eight year reign ? If so , with whom and where ? Was Vijaya the only kṣatriya ...
... Vijaya ruled over ? Does the Vijaya's statement that the country was “ colonized with difficulty " mean that he had to wage many more wars during his thirty - eight year reign ? If so , with whom and where ? Was Vijaya the only kṣatriya ...
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... Vijaya . The second was named Sumitta . In all there were thirty - two sons . In due course , the king anointed Vijaya the sub - king . " 39-41 Vijaya was of evil conduct . So were his followers . They committed many intolerable crimes ...
... Vijaya . The second was named Sumitta . In all there were thirty - two sons . In due course , the king anointed Vijaya the sub - king . " 39-41 Vijaya was of evil conduct . So were his followers . They committed many intolerable crimes ...
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