Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... century ) , as well as the general history of the Buddhist church ( e.g. Nikayasamgrahaya of Jayabahu Devarakkhita - 14th century Sulupujavaliya - 13th century ; the last chapter of Pujavaliya by the Chief of the Mayurapada Pirivena ) ...
... century ) , as well as the general history of the Buddhist church ( e.g. Nikayasamgrahaya of Jayabahu Devarakkhita - 14th century Sulupujavaliya - 13th century ; the last chapter of Pujavaliya by the Chief of the Mayurapada Pirivena ) ...
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... century A.C. and later parts which could be as late as the fourth century . Two more works in Sanskrit could claim antiquity . The last story ( No. 100 ) of the Avadanasataka would belong to the second century A.C. as it was translated ...
... century A.C. and later parts which could be as late as the fourth century . Two more works in Sanskrit could claim antiquity . The last story ( No. 100 ) of the Avadanasataka would belong to the second century A.C. as it was translated ...
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... century B.C. , slew the ten brother - kings ( dasabhātikas ) of Kadaragama ' and afterwards , by way of expiation , built a large number of Viharas . The cave inscriptions of the 2nd century B.C. at Bovattagala ( in Batticaloa district ) ...
... century B.C. , slew the ten brother - kings ( dasabhātikas ) of Kadaragama ' and afterwards , by way of expiation , built a large number of Viharas . The cave inscriptions of the 2nd century B.C. at Bovattagala ( in Batticaloa district ) ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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