A contribution to the history of Ceylon /
translated from "Pujavaliya" by B. Guṇasékara, Mudaliyár, chief Siṇhalese translator to Government.

Description

Main Author

Mayūrapāda, Thera, active 1310.

Related Names

Guṇasēkara, B.

Language(s)

English

Published

Colombo : H.C. Cottle, 1895.

Subjects

Gifts > Gifts / Religious aspects > Gifts / Religious aspects / Buddhism.
Buddhism and state > Buddhism and state / Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka > Sri Lanka / History > Sri Lanka / History / To 1505.
Sri Lanka > Sri Lanka / Kings and rulers.

Note

Includes a glossary of Pali and Sinhalese terms.
"The 34th chapter gives a brief account of Ceylon kings and the periods of their reign, with an account of the offerings [to the Buddha] made by them"--Preface.
"Pūjāvaliya" was composed by the Principal of the Mayúrapáda Píriveṇa, pupil of Mánetpámula Sumańgala"--Preface.

Physical Description

58 p. ; 28 cm.

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