Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... built a house for the Nigantha " Jotiya . In that quarter itself dwelt the Nigantha named Giri and many recluses of different sects.4 There itself the king had a shrine's built for the Nigantha Kumbhanda . It was so named . To its ...
... built a house for the Nigantha " Jotiya . In that quarter itself dwelt the Nigantha named Giri and many recluses of different sects.4 There itself the king had a shrine's built for the Nigantha Kumbhanda . It was so named . To its ...
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... built a monastery there . 87 On an elevated site to the north of the Great Thupa , the king , himself , had the cetiya named Silasobbhakaṇḍaka " construc- ted . 93 88 Of his seven warriors , Uttiya built to the south of the city the ...
... built a monastery there . 87 On an elevated site to the north of the Great Thupa , the king , himself , had the cetiya named Silasobbhakaṇḍaka " construc- ted . 93 88 Of his seven warriors , Uttiya built to the south of the city the ...
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... built and so , too , the great pariveņa called Maņisoma . 10 There itself he built a Cetiya - house and likewise one at Ambatthala . He further did the restoration of the temple at Nagadipa . 10-11 Disregarding the boundary of ...
... built and so , too , the great pariveņa called Maņisoma . 10 There itself he built a Cetiya - house and likewise one at Ambatthala . He further did the restoration of the temple at Nagadipa . 10-11 Disregarding the boundary of ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
Copyright | |
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