Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... hand , produced the bowl in that very moment and departed . 27-31 The king arranged to be taken the beautiful bowl nine hands in circumference , five hands deep , three hands in diameter and eight finger - breadths thick , having an ...
... hand , produced the bowl in that very moment and departed . 27-31 The king arranged to be taken the beautiful bowl nine hands in circumference , five hands deep , three hands in diameter and eight finger - breadths thick , having an ...
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... hand , set it in the box and kept it on the noble throne . 78-80 Brahma held the parasol ; Samtusita the yak- tail wisk , Suyama the jewelled fan " and Sakka the shank with water . The four Great Kings stood with swords in their hands ...
... hand , set it in the box and kept it on the noble throne . 78-80 Brahma held the parasol ; Samtusita the yak- tail wisk , Suyama the jewelled fan " and Sakka the shank with water . The four Great Kings stood with swords in their hands ...
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... hand ' rather than as ' cubit ' . The words Ratana and Hattha are used alternately in 1.36-42 in giving the height of various stages of reconstruction and restoration of Mahiyangana - thupa . In 15.167 , the height of the future ...
... hand ' rather than as ' cubit ' . The words Ratana and Hattha are used alternately in 1.36-42 in giving the height of various stages of reconstruction and restoration of Mahiyangana - thupa . In 15.167 , the height of the future ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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