The Maháwanṣo in Roman Characters: With the Translation Subjoined; and an Introductory Essay on Páli Buddhistical Literature. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Containing the First Thirty Eight Chapters |
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Page i
... reigns , as it appears in Valentyn . ” DAVY appears to have been more accurately informed ; but , dependent on the interpretations of the natives , who are always prone to dwell on the exaggerations and fictions which abound in all ...
... reigns , as it appears in Valentyn . ” DAVY appears to have been more accurately informed ; but , dependent on the interpretations of the natives , who are always prone to dwell on the exaggerations and fictions which abound in all ...
Page ii
... reign of Saidaitissa , about 130 years before the birth of Christ ; and when brought with me to Kandy , I found that the work had not before been seen by the chief or any one of the priests , of either of the two establishments which ...
... reign of Saidaitissa , about 130 years before the birth of Christ ; and when brought with me to Kandy , I found that the work had not before been seen by the chief or any one of the priests , of either of the two establishments which ...
Page v
... reigns of several kings are omitted : whereas in the perfect copies , the historical narration is continued for four centuries and a half further , extending it to the middle of the last century . The " official translators , " by whom ...
... reigns of several kings are omitted : whereas in the perfect copies , the historical narration is continued for four centuries and a half further , extending it to the middle of the last century . The " official translators , " by whom ...
Page vi
... reign of the king Darmasoka , and of the first year of the reign of Petissa the second , on the fifteenth day of the month of poson : " and similarly in every instance in which that sovereign is named , he is called " Petissa the second ...
... reign of the king Darmasoka , and of the first year of the reign of Petissa the second , on the fifteenth day of the month of poson : " and similarly in every instance in which that sovereign is named , he is called " Petissa the second ...
Page x
... reign in which several portions of it were composed , to have " been in existence from the periods that the books of Ceylon were originally written . " In his preface to the same work , Mr. Upham distinctly " disclaims all pretension to ...
... reign in which several portions of it were composed , to have " been in existence from the periods that the books of Ceylon were originally written . " In his preface to the same work , Mr. Upham distinctly " disclaims all pretension to ...
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Abhayo adá ádáya áha Anuradhapura arahat ási Asóko Astyages attained attanó Atthakatha bestowed bhikkhu bhúpati bo-branch bo-tree brahman brother buddhistical capital caused celebrated Ceylon CHANAKYA CHANDRAGUPTA chétiyo chief convocation dágoba damilos datwá death delight and affliction déwos disciples diswá ditto doctrines duwé edifice elephant Ewań festival gahetwá gantwá Gótamo Harpagus hindu idha kárayi kárési katé katwá king land Lanká lord Mahá mahárája Mahawanso Maháwiháro Mahindo mahipati Medes minister monarch mountain nága náma NANDA offerings palace Páli pana PARICHCHHEDO period piety Pitakattaya priesthood priests prince propounded puchchhi purań queen queen consort rájá rajjań ranno reign relics religion repaired replied retinue royal ruler sabbé sacerdotal sahassáni Sakko sanctification sayań Singhalese sovereign supreme Buddho sutwá tadá tahin tań tank tasmiń tassa tathá tató tattha téna tésań thérań thérassa théro thou thousand thúpo Tisso translation unto wiháro Wijayo yakkhos yójanas