Voices from Ancient Sri LankaFictionalized speeches of kings and national heroes of Sri Lanka, 5th century B.C.-4th century A.D.; drawn from the Mahāvaṃśa and Dīpavaṃśa, Buddhist canonical texts. |
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... Gothabhaya . Apart from these , I have been as faithful as possible to accounts of this chaotic period as represented in literature . The accusations he levelled against the Mahavihara , which do appear quite frivolous , are as recorded ...
... Gothabhaya . Apart from these , I have been as faithful as possible to accounts of this chaotic period as represented in literature . The accusations he levelled against the Mahavihara , which do appear quite frivolous , are as recorded ...
Page 151
... GOTHABHAYA ( Circa 255 A.C. at the Thuparama , Anuradhapura ) A Cola bhikkhu , Sanghamitta by name , who was a specialist in the knowledge of demons , had apprenticed himself to a thera who had been banished there . .... Being enraged ...
... GOTHABHAYA ( Circa 255 A.C. at the Thuparama , Anuradhapura ) A Cola bhikkhu , Sanghamitta by name , who was a specialist in the knowledge of demons , had apprenticed himself to a thera who had been banished there . .... Being enraged ...
Page 152
Ananda W. P. Guruge. You Your Serene Majesty King Gothabhaya , Venerable Presiding Thera Gothabhaya , Venerable Sirs , Colleagues , · May your Serene Majesty deign to forgive me a humble visitor enjoying the hospitality of this ...
Ananda W. P. Guruge. You Your Serene Majesty King Gothabhaya , Venerable Presiding Thera Gothabhaya , Venerable Sirs , Colleagues , · May your Serene Majesty deign to forgive me a humble visitor enjoying the hospitality of this ...
Contents
King Vijayas Last Address to the Founding Fathers | 1 |
Pandukabhaya Presents His TenYear Programme of Town | 15 |
King Uttiyas Funeral Oration at the Cremation of the Mahathera | 29 |
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