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The history of the Buddha's relic shrine : a translation of the Sinhala Thūpavaṃsa /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parākrama Paṇḍita, active 13th century
Other Authors: Berkwitz, Stephen C., 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series:American Academy of Religion texts and translations series.
Subjects:
Ruwanweliseya (Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka) > History.
Gautama Buddha > Relics > Sri Lanka > Anuradhapura > History.
Buddha.
Ruwanweliseya (Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka).
Gautama Buddha
Ruwanweliseya (Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka)
Buddhism > Sri Lanka > History.
Buddhism
Relics
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka > Anuradhapura
RELIGION > Buddhism > Rituals & Practice.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Career of the Bodhisattva
  • Story of Prince Siddhartha
  • Defeat of Mara
  • Awakening of the Buddha
  • Enshrining of the Relics
  • Story of King Asoka
  • Establishing the dispensation in Lanka
  • Early career of King Dutugamunu
  • Victory of King Dutugamunu
  • Commencement of the Relic Shrine
  • Description of the Relic Chamber
  • Relic Deposit
  • Death of King Dutugamunu