Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Yakkhas and the Sinhalas ? What was the extent of " all Lanka ” which Vijaya ruled over ? Does the Vijaya's statement that the country was “ colonized with difficulty " mean that he had to wage many more wars during his thirty - eight ...
... Yakkhas and the Sinhalas ? What was the extent of " all Lanka ” which Vijaya ruled over ? Does the Vijaya's statement that the country was “ colonized with difficulty " mean that he had to wage many more wars during his thirty - eight ...
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... Yakkhas , there was a great gathering of all the Yakkhas resident in the island of Lanka . The blessed one went to this great gathering of Yakkhas . There , in the midst of that assembly , hovering in the air over their heads , at the ...
... Yakkhas , there was a great gathering of all the Yakkhas resident in the island of Lanka . The blessed one went to this great gathering of Yakkhas . There , in the midst of that assembly , hovering in the air over their heads , at the ...
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... yakkhas should be killed as they would kill me on account of enabling human beings to settle , 19 " the yakkhini told the prince , " Lord , Here is this yakkha - city called Sirisavatthu . To the yakkha - chief there , a princess living ...
... yakkhas should be killed as they would kill me on account of enabling human beings to settle , 19 " the yakkhini told the prince , " Lord , Here is this yakkha - city called Sirisavatthu . To the yakkha - chief there , a princess living ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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