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It is recorded in the Țīkā , or ' Commentary ' on the Mahāvansa , a work of somewhat later date , that he derived his materials from Chronicles written long before in Sinhalese , one of which owed its authorship to the monks of the ...
It is recorded in the Țīkā , or ' Commentary ' on the Mahāvansa , a work of somewhat later date , that he derived his materials from Chronicles written long before in Sinhalese , one of which owed its authorship to the monks of the ...
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Because of a reference to the name Cētiya - giri in Turnour's edition of the Mahāvansa i , 49 , as the place where Dēvī , the mother of Mahinda and wife of Asoka lived , and as there was a Buddhist heresy in the fourth century B.C. ...
Because of a reference to the name Cētiya - giri in Turnour's edition of the Mahāvansa i , 49 , as the place where Dēvī , the mother of Mahinda and wife of Asoka lived , and as there was a Buddhist heresy in the fourth century B.C. ...
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For instance , in the Mahāvansa ( ii , p . 309 ) it is stated that Polannaruwa is five yojanas from Dambadeniya , while the distance in a straight line is about 71 miles , or by the present road , which is very devious , 86 miles .
For instance , in the Mahāvansa ( ii , p . 309 ) it is stated that Polannaruwa is five yojanas from Dambadeniya , while the distance in a straight line is about 71 miles , or by the present road , which is very devious , 86 miles .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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