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Mahāvaṃsa (Sinhala: මහාවංශ (Mahāvansha), Pali: මහාවංස (
Mahāvaṃsa)) is the
meticulously kept
historical chronicle of Sri
Lanka until the
period of Mahasena...
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preserved in Pali-language texts, such as Dipavamsa,
Mahavamsa,
Vamsatthapakasini (a
commentary on
Mahavamsa), Buddhaghosha's
commentary on the Vinaya, and...
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distinguished as they
observe different cultural customs.
According to the
Mahavamsa, a Pali
chronicle compiled by
Buddhist monks of the
Anuradhapura Maha...
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other sources around the 3rd to 4th
century CE.
Together with the
Mahāvaṃsa, it is the
source of many
accounts of the
ancient history of Sri Lanka...
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Ashokavadana and Pamsupradanavadana), Dipavamsa,
Mahavamsa,
Vamsatthappakasini (also
known as
Mahvamsa Tika or "
Mahavamsa commentary"), Samantapasadika, and the...
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texts that
provide information about his life (such as
Ashokavadana and
Mahavamsa) do not name his mother. The
Asokavadanamala names her Subhadrangi, while...
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traditionally presented as
being a just king even by the Sinhalese. The
Mahavamsa states that he
ruled 'with even
justice toward friend and foe, on occasions...
- "the
Mahavamsa mentality.". D. S. Senanayake, who
would become Sri Lanka's
first prime minister in 1947,
reaffirmed in 1939 the
common Mahavamsa-based...
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Lanka was
known to
travellers by a
variety of names.
According to the
Mahāvaṃsa, the
legendary Prince Vijaya named the
island Tambapaṇṇĩ ("copper-red...
- Tambapanni,
based in
modern day Sri Lanka. His
reign was
first mentioned in
Mahāvaṃsa. He is said to have came to Sri
Lanka with
seven hundred followers after...
