Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... seated here on fine seats . 105-106 The people of the island , seeing the leader of the world with the Sangha , seated here , brought gifts from all directions . The king served the leader of the world and the Sangha with his own hard ...
... seated here on fine seats . 105-106 The people of the island , seeing the leader of the world with the Sangha , seated here , brought gifts from all directions . The king served the leader of the world and the Sangha with his own hard ...
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... seated here on fine seats . 140-141 The people of the island , seeing the leader of the world with the Sangha seated here , brought gifts from all directions . The king served the leader of the world and the Sangha with his own hard and ...
... seated here on fine seats . 140-141 The people of the island , seeing the leader of the world with the Sangha seated here , brought gifts from all directions . The king served the leader of the world and the Sangha with his own hard and ...
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... seated on 74 the throne amidst ministers and dancers , had the arrow of Phussadeva brought and placed erect on its point " on the ground . He covered the arrow with kahāpaṇas which were poured over and over on it and gave them to ...
... seated on 74 the throne amidst ministers and dancers , had the arrow of Phussadeva brought and placed erect on its point " on the ground . He covered the arrow with kahāpaṇas which were poured over and over on it and gave them to ...
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