Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... killed him and reigned three years . As Paranavitana says , " It is an irony of fate that Amanda - Gamani - Abhaya , who ordained that there should be no killing of any sort within his kingdom , was himself killed by his younger brother ...
... killed him and reigned three years . As Paranavitana says , " It is an irony of fate that Amanda - Gamani - Abhaya , who ordained that there should be no killing of any sort within his kingdom , was himself killed by his younger brother ...
Page 545
... killed the other boys , went away and reported , " All boys were killed . " When they were gone , he went to the house of the assigned person . Living there , comforted by him , he became twelve years old . 6 13-17 Hearing again that ...
... killed the other boys , went away and reported , " All boys were killed . " When they were gone , he went to the house of the assigned person . Living there , comforted by him , he became twelve years old . 6 13-17 Hearing again that ...
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... killed Coranaga who was also depraved . " Being of infatuated mind with that same palace- guard , Anula killed Tissa with poison and gave the kingship to the palace - guard . This palace - guard called Siva , who was there the senior ...
... killed Coranaga who was also depraved . " Being of infatuated mind with that same palace- guard , Anula killed Tissa with poison and gave the kingship to the palace - guard . This palace - guard called Siva , who was there the senior ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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Abhaya according Anula Anuradhapura Arahants Asoka Atthakatha bhikkhunis bhikkhus Bodhi-tree Brahman brother Buddha Buddhadatta Buddhist built called century ceremony cetiya Ceylon Chapter Colombo consecrated Council Damila death Devanampiya-Tissa Dhamma Dipavamsa Dutthagamani dynasty earth edicts Elara elephant established Extended Mahavamsa Faith foll Geiger renders Geiger translates George Turnour gods Gothabhaya hundred Ibid island king king's kṣatriya literature lord Mahasena Mahavamsa Mahavihara Mahinda Malalasekera meaning Mendis mentioned ministers Moggaliputta-Tissa monastery monks Mutasiva Naga Nicholas Pāli Pali Chronicles Pandukabhaya Paranavitana pious prince records reference reign relics religious Rhys Davids rock inscription Rohana royal ruler samanera Sangha Sanghamitta says scholars Sinhala Sinhalese sources South India Sri Lanka thera Thera Mahinda theri thousand throne thupa Thuparama Tika explains tion Tissa took Turnour UCHC Uttiya Vamsatthappakasini Vasabha verse vihara Vijaya warriors word Yakkhas yojanas