Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... religious traditions , that is , narrative written from , and supportive of , a particular religious or politico - religious ideology , such as the books of Kings and Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian canonical Gospels ...
... religious traditions , that is , narrative written from , and supportive of , a particular religious or politico - religious ideology , such as the books of Kings and Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian canonical Gospels ...
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... religious edification . The emphasis by the very nature of its primary objective has to be on either a religious lesson such as the practical demonstration of the law of karma or the example of piety set by the chosen hero . Thus one ...
... religious edification . The emphasis by the very nature of its primary objective has to be on either a religious lesson such as the practical demonstration of the law of karma or the example of piety set by the chosen hero . Thus one ...
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... religious policy of Mahasena included the replacement with Buddhist shrines of not only the Brahmanical shrines but also those dedicated to local folk religious deities , demons , etc. The temple dedicated to Kalavela was founded by ...
... religious policy of Mahasena included the replacement with Buddhist shrines of not only the Brahmanical shrines but also those dedicated to local folk religious deities , demons , etc. The temple dedicated to Kalavela was founded by ...
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