Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... considered extremely painful and deplorable by the Beloved of the Gods . But what is considered even more deplorable by the Beloved of the Gods is the fact that injury to or slaughter or deportation of the beloved ones falls to the lot ...
... considered extremely painful and deplorable by the Beloved of the Gods . But what is considered even more deplorable by the Beloved of the Gods is the fact that injury to or slaughter or deportation of the beloved ones falls to the lot ...
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... considered as standing unsupported on its own tottering feet.'12 And therefore according to him no historical value can be conceded to the Dip . nor to the Mah . nor finally to the Smp . FRANKE'S scepticism , to which I shall return in ...
... considered as standing unsupported on its own tottering feet.'12 And therefore according to him no historical value can be conceded to the Dip . nor to the Mah . nor finally to the Smp . FRANKE'S scepticism , to which I shall return in ...
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... considered himself to be an embodiment of that deity ... Even in adversity , Vattagamani took drastic action against those who did not treat him like a god . Such pretensions would have been considered with disfavour by the Sangha and ...
... considered himself to be an embodiment of that deity ... Even in adversity , Vattagamani took drastic action against those who did not treat him like a god . Such pretensions would have been considered with disfavour by the Sangha and ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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