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... developed into a social science . But many still consider it as a form of literature while others do not distinguish ... developed as literary works by bhikkhus . 6 HISTORY AS A SCIENCE 1 In the nineteenth century history went through a ...
... developed into a social science . But many still consider it as a form of literature while others do not distinguish ... developed as literary works by bhikkhus . 6 HISTORY AS A SCIENCE 1 In the nineteenth century history went through a ...
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... developed by Buddhist bhikkhus and , whatever it reveals about Ceylon of the first century B.C. , it gives hardly any evidence about the first Aryan settlements apart from what was obvious at the time the legend came into existence ...
... developed by Buddhist bhikkhus and , whatever it reveals about Ceylon of the first century B.C. , it gives hardly any evidence about the first Aryan settlements apart from what was obvious at the time the legend came into existence ...
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... developed some centuries after the fourth century B.C. There is no evidence that any records were kept before the introduction of Buddhism . The account of Pandukabhaya in the Dipavamsa seems to be no earlier than that of the legend of ...
... developed some centuries after the fourth century B.C. There is no evidence that any records were kept before the introduction of Buddhism . The account of Pandukabhaya in the Dipavamsa seems to be no earlier than that of the legend of ...
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