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The Mahavamsa has recorded the ebb and flow of our fortunes from the mythical times of Vijaya – the Indian prince to the end of the civil war in 2009. The first section comes to a halt with the end of ...

One of the world's longest unbroken historical accounts, the Mahavamsa is the first of its kind in South Asia, initiating a mature historiographic tradition, presenting Sri Lanka’s history in a ...

It is mentioned in the book itself, ‘Thera Mahanama, who compiled the earliest part from Cap 1 to Cap 37.52, was supposed to have used Sihalatthakatha Mahavamsa as the main source …’ Adikaram ...

june 26 (adaderana) – the great chronicle of sri lanka, the 'mahavamsa' has been listed among the 64 new items of documentary heritage inscribed on . Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.

By Saman Indrajith The Mahavamsa’s sixth volume contained distorted facts about the Eelam war, Gampaha District SJB MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka told Parliament yesterday. Speaking during the third ...

Thera Mahinda, son of Indian Emperor Asoka, introduced Buddhism to Sri Lanka during the reign of King Devanampiyatissa (250-210 B.C.E). The Bhikkhunini Sangha was introduced by Theri Sanghamitta, just ...

There is evidence such as the Mahavamsa chronicles to suggest the arrival of Vijaya, son of Ashoka, in 453 BC along with 700 followers and settled in the north of the island nation along with ...

This article is part of a continuing series on the ‘Mahavamsa,’ the recorded chronicle of Sri Lankan history: By Halaliye Karunathilake, Edited and translated by Kamala Silva, Illustrated by Saman ...