Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... brother kings . The inscriptions of Bovattegala near Kumana in Ampara District have given more information on the ten brother kings ( Nos . 549,550 and 551 ) in that a number of names are mentioned ; the son of Gamani was the eldest of ...
... brother kings . The inscriptions of Bovattegala near Kumana in Ampara District have given more information on the ten brother kings ( Nos . 549,550 and 551 ) in that a number of names are mentioned ; the son of Gamani was the eldest of ...
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... brother kings had been the initial benefactors of Mahanaga and his family . Chronologically , the ten brother kings could not have lived long enough to be slain by a grandson of Mahanaga . Whether the expiation of this crime was limited ...
... brother kings had been the initial benefactors of Mahanaga and his family . Chronologically , the ten brother kings could not have lived long enough to be slain by a grandson of Mahanaga . Whether the expiation of this crime was limited ...
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... brothers had an equal if not a better claim to succession . But in the case of Dutthagamani - Abhaya's successor , the chances of his younger brother Saddhatissa were greatly enhanced by a circum- stance which the Mahavamsa reports only ...
... brothers had an equal if not a better claim to succession . But in the case of Dutthagamani - Abhaya's successor , the chances of his younger brother Saddhatissa were greatly enhanced by a circum- stance which the Mahavamsa reports only ...
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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