Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... king ascends the throne 82 or 92 years after the death of his father Mutasiva . The most plausible explanantion is that we are confron ted with a situation where the kings mentioned did not follow in linear succession . It is more ...
... king ascends the throne 82 or 92 years after the death of his father Mutasiva . The most plausible explanantion is that we are confron ted with a situation where the kings mentioned did not follow in linear succession . It is more ...
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... king's death - bed in due course and preached a sermon to put the ailing king's mind at rest . The Mahavamsa and moreso the Tika have recorded the long discussion between them following the recital of the king's good deeds from his book ...
... king's death - bed in due course and preached a sermon to put the ailing king's mind at rest . The Mahavamsa and moreso the Tika have recorded the long discussion between them following the recital of the king's good deeds from his book ...
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... king . The thera Gothabhaya , the king's uncle , after whom the king himself was named , tried to bring the king round to the orthodox party . But although he spoke urgently to him , even addressing him tenderly , not with his royal ...
... king . The thera Gothabhaya , the king's uncle , after whom the king himself was named , tried to bring the king round to the orthodox party . But although he spoke urgently to him , even addressing him tenderly , not with his royal ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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