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Mah
va
sa
vasa(P
li, ‘great’ + ‘story’). P
li Buddhist chronicle of Sinhalese history from the time of the
Buddha
kyamuni to the 4th cent. CE.
C
lavamsa
(Little Story) is an appendix which carries the story down to the 18th cent. The main chronicle was written
c.
5th cent. CE, and it is attributed to Mah
n
ma, though nothing certain is known of him.
li, ‘great’ + ‘story’). Pli Buddhist chronicle of Sinhalese history from the time of theBuddha
kyamuni to the 4th cent. CE.C
lavamsa(Little Story) is an appendix which carries the story down to the 18th cent. The main chronicle was written
c.
5th cent. CE, and it is attributed to Mah
nma, though nothing certain is known of him.Mah
vastu
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