Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... consecration ceremony as well as other gifts including medicines . The envoys were enjoined to consecrate Devanampiya ... consecrated once before on the first day of the month of Maggasira ( October - November ) , in the previous year ...
... consecration ceremony as well as other gifts including medicines . The envoys were enjoined to consecrate Devanampiya ... consecrated once before on the first day of the month of Maggasira ( October - November ) , in the previous year ...
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... consecrated . 18-23 The son of Sakya Amitodana was Sākya Pandu . He knew of the imminent destruction of the Sakyas ... consecrated Paṇḍuvasudeva , whose every wish was fulfilled . " 28 The king consecrated fair Bhaddakaccana of supreme ...
... consecrated . 18-23 The son of Sakya Amitodana was Sākya Pandu . He knew of the imminent destruction of the Sakyas ... consecrated Paṇḍuvasudeva , whose every wish was fulfilled . " 28 The king consecrated fair Bhaddakaccana of supreme ...
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... consecrated in Lankā where there was grand11 festivity everywhere .. The Eleventh Chapter called " The Consecration of Devanampiya- tissa " in the Mahāvamsa , compiled for the Serene Joy and Emotion of the Pious . CHAPTER TWELVE THE ...
... consecrated in Lankā where there was grand11 festivity everywhere .. The Eleventh Chapter called " The Consecration of Devanampiya- tissa " in the Mahāvamsa , compiled for the Serene Joy and Emotion of the Pious . CHAPTER TWELVE THE ...
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