Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... records . " 100 About the only scholar of the West to dispute the reliability of these records was R. O. Franke , whose objections were effectively refuted by Wilhelm Geiger . 101 In contrast , Indian scholars invariably questioned the ...
... records . " 100 About the only scholar of the West to dispute the reliability of these records was R. O. Franke , whose objections were effectively refuted by Wilhelm Geiger . 101 In contrast , Indian scholars invariably questioned the ...
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... records a series of Naka- maharaja's donations . Four more inscriptions have generally been accepted as referring to Mahallaka - Naga : - LBI No. 75 : Diyabaṭṭa - vihāra rock inscription which records the donation of Naka maharaja to ...
... records a series of Naka- maharaja's donations . Four more inscriptions have generally been accepted as referring to Mahallaka - Naga : - LBI No. 75 : Diyabaṭṭa - vihāra rock inscription which records the donation of Naka maharaja to ...
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... records donations of fields to the cetiya of Manikaragalla . LBI No. 82 : Pahala Tammännäva rock inscription ( Huruļu Palata in Anuradhapura District ) records Batiya- maharaja's donation of fields to a monastery and its cetiya as well ...
... records donations of fields to the cetiya of Manikaragalla . LBI No. 82 : Pahala Tammännäva rock inscription ( Huruļu Palata in Anuradhapura District ) records Batiya- maharaja's donation of fields to a monastery and its cetiya as well ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
Copyright | |
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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