Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... epithet by which Asoka described himself in his edicts and inscriptions : it is not clear whether the Sinhala king assumed it on his own or the epithet was conferred by Asoka himself . But it appears quite reasonable to assume that ...
... epithet by which Asoka described himself in his edicts and inscriptions : it is not clear whether the Sinhala king assumed it on his own or the epithet was conferred by Asoka himself . But it appears quite reasonable to assume that ...
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... epithet ' Chandamukha , ' meaning ' moon - faced ' . But this epithet , according to Papanca - sudani , the commentary on the Majjhima - Nik- aya , was used in respect of a king named Tissa . On the basis of the story narrated in this ...
... epithet ' Chandamukha , ' meaning ' moon - faced ' . But this epithet , according to Papanca - sudani , the commentary on the Majjhima - Nik- aya , was used in respect of a king named Tissa . On the basis of the story narrated in this ...
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... epithet ' Yudaji ' in LBI No. 69 bears out , he has had success in military exploits . There must be a kernel of fact in the accounts of both Rājāvaliya and Silappadikāram . We have already discussed in some detail the most probable ...
... epithet ' Yudaji ' in LBI No. 69 bears out , he has had success in military exploits . There must be a kernel of fact in the accounts of both Rājāvaliya and Silappadikāram . We have already discussed in some detail the most probable ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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