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| Sri Lankan Literature: Mahavamsa, Madol Doova, Culavamsa, Dipavamsa, Bodhi Vamsa | ||
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| 出版日期 | 2010.05 |
| 頁次 | 98 |
| 出版者 | General Books LLC, 2010 |
| 出版者網址 | http://general-books.net/about.cfm |
| 出版地 | US [美國] |
| 資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | The content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.; |
| 摘要 | Theravda The Mahavamsa ("Great Chronicle") is a historical poem written in the Pali language, of the kings of Sri Lanka. The first version of it covered the period from the coming of King Vijaya of Kalinga (ancient Orissa) in 543 BCE to the reign of King Mahasena (334361). The first printed edition and English translation of the Mahavamsa was published in 1837 by George Turnour, an historian and officer of the Ceylon Civil Service. A German translation of Mahavamsa was completed by Wilhelm Geiger in 1912. This was then translated into the English by Mabel Haynes Bode, and the English translation was revised by Geiger. While not considered a canonical religious text, the Mahavamsa is an important text in Theravada Buddhism. It covers the early history of religion in Sri Lanka, beginning with the time of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. It also briefly recounts the history of Buddhism in India, from the date of the Buddha's death to the various Buddhist councils where the Dharma was reviewed. Every chapter of the Mahavamsa ends by stating that it is written for the "serene joy of the pious." From the emphasis of its point-of-view, it can be said to have been compiled to record the good deeds of the kings who were patrons of the Mahavihara temple in Anuradhapura. Buddhist monks of the Mahavihara maintained chronicles of Sri Lankan history, starting from the 3rd century BCE. These annals were combined and compiled into a single document in the 5th century CE by the Buddhist monk Mahathera Mahanama. It was written based on prior ancient compilations known as Sinhala Atthakatha, which were commentries written in Sinhala. |
| ISBN | 9781157140160 (pbk); 1157140165 (pbk) |
| 點閱次數 | 379 |
| 建檔日期 | 2011.01.20 |
| 更新日期 | 2014.05.20 |
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