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... ( Mahavansa , p.x ) " The main theme of the Dipavansa " says Law " is the conquest of Lanka , both politically and culturally.The Maha : -vansa amplifies and supplements the Dipavansa or represents the subject in a more concise manner ...
... ( Mahavansa , p.x ) " The main theme of the Dipavansa " says Law " is the conquest of Lanka , both politically and culturally.The Maha : -vansa amplifies and supplements the Dipavansa or represents the subject in a more concise manner ...
Page 135
Jayaratna Banda Disanayaka. Maha : -vansa is a work in Pali written in the epic style . Epics are poems and thus contain a good deal of verbal embellishments , classical imagery and poetic diction . Being a work of the Maha : - viha : ra ...
Jayaratna Banda Disanayaka. Maha : -vansa is a work in Pali written in the epic style . Epics are poems and thus contain a good deal of verbal embellishments , classical imagery and poetic diction . Being a work of the Maha : - viha : ra ...
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... vansa , like the Maha : vansa , has many features of an epic poem , maha : k : avya , subject to the rules of Indian poetics . It followed Sanskrit poems as its model , according to which a poem is woven around a hero . The hero is ...
... vansa , like the Maha : vansa , has many features of an epic poem , maha : k : avya , subject to the rules of Indian poetics . It followed Sanskrit poems as its model , according to which a poem is woven around a hero . The hero is ...
Contents
LANKA THE ISLAND KINGDOM | 13 |
MAHA RAJA THE GREAT KING | 22 |
THE KING AND GOOD GOVERNANCE | 32 |
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ancient Anura:dha-pura Ba:hu became become belonged Bo:dhi brother brought Buddha Buddhist building built called capital century ceremony Ceylon chief chronicles claim Colombo considered consort cultural daughter death dynasty English epic father Founder four gave give given hand head important Indian inscriptions island kingdom Kandy Kandyan king king's known land language later literature lived Maha Maha:vansa Malla matter means ministers monks Na:ga officer origins ornaments palace Pali Parakkama Bahu period poem poet political Polonnaruva Portuguese present prince Prof queen ra:ja rain Raja Sinha record referred reign relations religious royal rule Sacred Tooth Sangha Sanskrit says Se:na sent Silva Sinhala Sinhalese Sinhalese kings Siri South Sri Lanka story stupa succession tanks temple term throne Tissa took tree verse Viha:ra Vijaya wife write