Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... described as a Yona or Greek.197 The mission to the country of Yona was led by Maharakkhita198 and the first sermon he preached was the Kalakarama - sutta . 199 Only one mission to a single Greek country is so mentioned and the most ...
... described as a Yona or Greek.197 The mission to the country of Yona was led by Maharakkhita198 and the first sermon he preached was the Kalakarama - sutta . 199 Only one mission to a single Greek country is so mentioned and the most ...
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... described in M.18 are shown as having preceded those narrated in M.17 ( Ț . pp . 375 and 397 ) ; Devanampiya - Tissa , too , had constructed a mansion called the Lohapasada and it was demolished by Dutthagamaṇi to build his Lohapasada ...
... described in M.18 are shown as having preceded those narrated in M.17 ( Ț . pp . 375 and 397 ) ; Devanampiya - Tissa , too , had constructed a mansion called the Lohapasada and it was demolished by Dutthagamaṇi to build his Lohapasada ...
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... described in the Mah . is a veritable sky - scraper on a square base ; every higher floor was smaller than the one below so as to provide for a balcony running all around it . The vedika , described in this Chapter , was the railing of ...
... described in the Mah . is a veritable sky - scraper on a square base ; every higher floor was smaller than the one below so as to provide for a balcony running all around it . The vedika , described in this Chapter , was the railing of ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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