Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... island . There were inhabitants , to whom each legend , however , had given a non - human character . The least embellished and hence considered the least fanciful is the legend recorded by Fa Hsien , which speaks of sea- faring ...
... island . There were inhabitants , to whom each legend , however , had given a non - human character . The least embellished and hence considered the least fanciful is the legend recorded by Fa Hsien , which speaks of sea- faring ...
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... island . This last activity suggests that he had a knowledge of the whole island and exercised a measure of influence over different population groups with their own forms of government and power bases . The fact that the city which he ...
... island . This last activity suggests that he had a knowledge of the whole island and exercised a measure of influence over different population groups with their own forms of government and power bases . The fact that the city which he ...
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... island brought alms from all directions and , keeping the blessed ones with the Sanghas here , fed them . Now , again , here itself , there will be the Catussalā . Leader of men , here will be the refectory of the Sangha . " 39 40 51-55 ...
... island brought alms from all directions and , keeping the blessed ones with the Sanghas here , fed them . Now , again , here itself , there will be the Catussalā . Leader of men , here will be the refectory of the Sangha . " 39 40 51-55 ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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