THE MAHAVAMSA

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 37: KING MAHASENA AFTER king JETTHA TISSA’s death, his younger brother MAHASENA ruled twenty-seven years as

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 36: THE THIRTEEN KINGS AFTER the death of MAHALLA NAGA his son BHATIKA TISSA reigned twenty-four

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 35: THE TWELVE KINGS AFTER MAHA DATHIKA’s death AMANDA GAMANI, his son, reigned nine years and

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 34: THE ELEVEN KINGS AFTER his death, MAHACULI MAHA TISSA reigned fourteen years with piety and

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 33: THE TEN KINGS UNDER the rule of the king Dutthagamani the subjects in the kingdom

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 32: THE ENTRANCE INTO THE TUSITA-HEAVEN ERE yet the making of the chatta and the plaster-work’

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 31: THE ENSHRINING OP THE RELICS WHEN the subduer of foes had completed the work on

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 30: THE MAKING OF THE RELIC-CHAMBER WHEN the great king had reverentially greeted the whole brotherhood

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 29: THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT THUPA WHEN the wherewithal to build was thus brought together

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 28: THE OBTAINING OF THE WHEREWITHAL TO BUILD THE GREAT THUPA SPENDING a hundred thousand (pieces

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 27: THE CONSECRATING OF THE LOHAPASADA HEREUPON the king called to mind the tradition known to

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 26: THE CONSECRATING OF THE MARICAVATTI VIHARA WHEN that king of high renown had united Lañkä

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 25: THE VICTORY OF DUTTHAGAMANI WHEN the king Dutthagamani had provided for his people and had

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 24: THE WAR OF THE TWO BROTHERS SKILLED in (guiding) elephants and horses, and in (bearing)

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 23: THE LEVYING OF THE WARRIORS FOREMOST in strength, beauty, shape and the qualities of courage

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 22: THE BIRTH OF PRINCE GAMANI WHEN he had slain Elara, DUTTAGAMANI became king. To show

THE MAHAVAMSA – CHAPTER 21: THE FIVE KINGS UTTIYA’s younger brother, MAHASIVA, reigned after his death ten years, protecting the