Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... original Pāli . The emphasis on readability and easy comprehension , however , necessitated the long and convoluted sentences of the Pali original to be broken down into several sentences in English . Another matter to which special ...
... original Pāli . The emphasis on readability and easy comprehension , however , necessitated the long and convoluted sentences of the Pali original to be broken down into several sentences in English . Another matter to which special ...
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... original Sinhalese the ancient commentary of the dwellers of the Mahavihara which was designated as the Mahavamsa ? [ See T.p.36 ] The name Pajjapadoruvamsa used by the Vamsatthappakasini , laying stress on pajja , ' verse ' is an ...
... original Sinhalese the ancient commentary of the dwellers of the Mahavihara which was designated as the Mahavamsa ? [ See T.p.36 ] The name Pajjapadoruvamsa used by the Vamsatthappakasini , laying stress on pajja , ' verse ' is an ...
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... original work . While the authorship of the Dip . is not known the author of the Mahāvamsa is known as Mahānāma . 2 5 It is also on the Dip . that BUDDHAGHOSA bases his historical introduction to the Samantapasadika ; but he completes ...
... original work . While the authorship of the Dip . is not known the author of the Mahāvamsa is known as Mahānāma . 2 5 It is also on the Dip . that BUDDHAGHOSA bases his historical introduction to the Samantapasadika ; but he completes ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
Copyright | |
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