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 ii
... sovereign , by Dharma Kirti , at Dambedeniya . I have not been able to ascertain by whom the portion of the history from A. D. 1267 to the reign of Prákrama Bahu of Kurunaigalla was written , but from that reign to A. D. 1758 , the Mahá ...
... sovereign , by Dharma Kirti , at Dambedeniya . I have not been able to ascertain by whom the portion of the history from A. D. 1267 to the reign of Prákrama Bahu of Kurunaigalla was written , but from that reign to A. D. 1758 , the Mahá ...
Page vi
... sovereign is named , he is called " Petissa the second . " Now , the monarch here spoken of , is the most celebrated rája in the history of Ceylon ; the ally of Asóko , the emperor of India , and the founder of buddhism in this island ...
... sovereign is named , he is called " Petissa the second . " Now , the monarch here spoken of , is the most celebrated rája in the history of Ceylon ; the ally of Asóko , the emperor of India , and the founder of buddhism in this island ...
Page xix
... sovereign did terminate about the period assigned , we may naturally infer , not only from its proximity to what we may conclude was the date at which the work was written , but from the absence of any mention of Mahmud's invasions ...
... sovereign did terminate about the period assigned , we may naturally infer , not only from its proximity to what we may conclude was the date at which the work was written , but from the absence of any mention of Mahmud's invasions ...
Page xx
... sovereign , to whom the whole would apply . But the inscription gives us the names also of the prince and his immediate progenitors : and in accordance with the above mentioned account , while we find his dethroned ancestors , his ...
... sovereign , to whom the whole would apply . But the inscription gives us the names also of the prince and his immediate progenitors : and in accordance with the above mentioned account , while we find his dethroned ancestors , his ...
Page xxi
... sovereign of Móriya of that family , and lost his life with his kingdom : his queen , who was then pregnant , fled with her brothers to Pataliputta ( where Chandragupta was born ) to seek protection from their relations the Nandos ...
... sovereign of Móriya of that family , and lost his life with his kingdom : his queen , who was then pregnant , fled with her brothers to Pataliputta ( where Chandragupta was born ) to seek protection from their relations the Nandos ...
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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