The Mahávaṇsa, Part II.: Containing Chapters XXXIX, to C. Translated from the Original Páli Into English, for the Government of CeylonG. J. A. Skeen, government printer, Ceylon, 1889 - 578 pages |
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... Mahinda's nomina- tion as Missionary to Laŋká . ހ CHAPTER XIII . A brief account of Mahinda and 91-87.
... Mahinda's nomina- tion as Missionary to Laŋká . ހ CHAPTER XIII . A brief account of Mahinda and 91-87.
Page ii
... Mahinda and his movements preparatory to his depar- ture from India - His arrival in Laŋká . CHAPTER XIV . Dévánampiya Tissa's first interview with Mahinda at Ambatthala - His visits to the city . CHAPTER XV . Mahinda's preaching - His ...
... Mahinda and his movements preparatory to his depar- ture from India - His arrival in Laŋká . CHAPTER XIV . Dévánampiya Tissa's first interview with Mahinda at Ambatthala - His visits to the city . CHAPTER XV . Mahinda's preaching - His ...
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... Mahinda the son , and of Sanghamitta the daughter , of the king , and foreseeing also that it would be a circumstance tending to the advancement of the faith , this supporter of the cause of religion thereupon thus addressed the monarch ...
... Mahinda the son , and of Sanghamitta the daughter , of the king , and foreseeing also that it would be a circumstance tending to the advancement of the faith , this supporter of the cause of religion thereupon thus addressed the monarch ...
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... Mahinda , he sojourned for seven years in solitude , indulging in pious meditation , at the Ahóganga mountain ( beyond the Ganges ) , towards the source of the river . In consequence of the numerical preponderance and the ' schisms of ...
... Mahinda , he sojourned for seven years in solitude , indulging in pious meditation , at the Ahóganga mountain ( beyond the Ganges ) , towards the source of the river . In consequence of the numerical preponderance and the ' schisms of ...
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... Mahinda . Vijaya himself landed at the port of Suppáraka ( in Jambudípa ) , but ( dreading the hostility of the natives ) on account of the lawless character of his band , he re - embarked in his vessel . This prince named Vijaya , who ...
... Mahinda . Vijaya himself landed at the port of Suppáraka ( in Jambudípa ) , but ( dreading the hostility of the natives ) on account of the lawless character of his band , he re - embarked in his vessel . This prince named Vijaya , who ...
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