Mahavamsa : Text with English Translation (Vols I and II)

Contents: Vol. I: Preface. 1. The visit of the Tathagata. 2. The race of Mahasammata. 3. The first council. 4. The second council. 5. The third council. 6. The coming of Vijaya. 7. The consecrating of Vijaya. 8. The consecrating of Panduvasudeva. 9. The consecrating of Abhaya. 10. The consecrating of Pandukabhaya. 11. The consecrating of Devanampiyatissa. 12. The converting of different countries. 13. The coming of Mahinda. 14. The entry into the capital. 15. The acceptance of the Mahavihara. 16.The acceptance of the Cetiyapabbata Vihara. 17. The arrival of the relics. 18. The receiving of the great Bodhi-tree. 19. The coming of the Bodhi-tree. 20. The Nibbana of the Thera. 21. The five Kings. 22. The birth of prince Gamani.

Vol. II: 23. The levying of the warriors. 24. The war of the two brothers. 25. The victory of Dutthagamani. 26. The consecrating of the Maricavatti Vihara. 27. The consecrating of the Lohapasada. 28. The obtaining of the wherewithal to build the great Thupa. 29. The beginning of the great Thupa. 30. The making of the relic chamber. 31. The enshrining of the relics. 32. The entrance into the Tusita Heaven 33. The ten Kings. 34. The eleven kings. 35. The twelve kings. 36. The thirteen Kings. 37. King Mahasena. Appendices.

 

The Mahavamsa is a famous historical treatise in Buddhism,written by Mahanama in Pali language.It deserves a special notice on aacount of its being so highly important for the religious history of Ceylon(Sri Lanka).The literary questions connected with Mahavamsa & the development of the historical tradition in Sri Lanka have been thoroughly discussed in this text.However,the great importance of Mahavamsa as an historical work,which helped to settle the conflicting & confusing dates of Indian history,is so well established that a dissertation on the subject would seem superfluous.

 

The specific feature of this edition is that it contains original Pali text with revised English translation.Besides,the work is also appendices. Hope,this new edition of its kind will duly help the young researches as well as readers of pali and buddhism to understand the real importance of this old historical text.