Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... lord of the earth , taking flowers , visited the theras , worshipped them , offered them flowers and asked them ... lord of the earth . " Lord , we shall seek ordination . " The king said to the thera . " May you ordain these . " The ...
... lord of the earth , taking flowers , visited the theras , worshipped them , offered them flowers and asked them ... lord of the earth . " Lord , we shall seek ordination . " The king said to the thera . " May you ordain these . " The ...
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... Lord of men , the lord of sages , the great sage , standing there , willed . May all the people of Mandadipa see me today . Let all people , who desire to come near me , do so quickly and without difficulty ' . 134-139 The king and the ...
... Lord of men , the lord of sages , the great sage , standing there , willed . May all the people of Mandadipa see me today . Let all people , who desire to come near me , do so quickly and without difficulty ' . 134-139 The king and the ...
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... lord of the earth , you yourself mark the course of the boundary and we will fix it . " Having said , " It is well " , the lord of the earth left the Mahameghavana - park like the lord of the gods leaving the Nandana - park and entered ...
... lord of the earth , you yourself mark the course of the boundary and we will fix it . " Having said , " It is well " , the lord of the earth left the Mahameghavana - park like the lord of the gods leaving the Nandana - park and entered ...
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