The history of the Buddha's relic shrine a translation of the Sinhala Thåupavaòmsa
Offering the complete English translation of the Buddhist chronicle called the 'Sinhala Thupavamsa', composed by Paråakrama Paònòdita in 13th century Sri Lanka, this work also relates the mythological history of the Buddhas previous lives as a bodhisattva and concludes with a prediction ab...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2007, c2007
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| Series: | American Academy of Religion texts and translations series / American Academy of Religion texts and translations series
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Offering the complete English translation of the Buddhist chronicle called the 'Sinhala Thupavamsa', composed by Paråakrama Paònòdita in 13th century Sri Lanka, this work also relates the mythological history of the Buddhas previous lives as a bodhisattva and concludes with a prediction about the future Buddha Maitreya |
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| Item Description: | Translated from Sinhalese |
| Physical Description: | xv, 304 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780199785100 |