Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... royal justice upon myself , ' he said ( in answer ) to the ruler of the land . And to the question : ' What is thy guilt ? ' he answered : ' Striking thy car - ring . ' ' Why hast thou done this , my brother , taking as guilt that which ...
... royal justice upon myself , ' he said ( in answer ) to the ruler of the land . And to the question : ' What is thy guilt ? ' he answered : ' Striking thy car - ring . ' ' Why hast thou done this , my brother , taking as guilt that which ...
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... Royal officers inspected accordingly and gave . " 14 21-28 A certain bhikkhu , desiring participation in the work of the thūpa took a lump of clay , which he had prepared ' by himself . He went to the site of the cetiya , deceived the royal ...
... Royal officers inspected accordingly and gave . " 14 21-28 A certain bhikkhu , desiring participation in the work of the thūpa took a lump of clay , which he had prepared ' by himself . He went to the site of the cetiya , deceived the royal ...
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... royal personages cannot be identified with any of the kings or princes mentioned in the Pali Chronicles : and their inscriptions carry the symbol of a fish which appears to have been the dynastic emblem of this particular royal family ...
... royal personages cannot be identified with any of the kings or princes mentioned in the Pali Chronicles : and their inscriptions carry the symbol of a fish which appears to have been the dynastic emblem of this particular royal family ...
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