The Mahavamsa or the Great Chronicle of Ceylon/Translated by Wilhelm Geiger and from the German into English by Mabel Haynes Bode. Reprint. New Delhi, AES, 2000, 297 p., maps, $33. ISBN 81-206-0218-8.

    Contents: Introduction. 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. 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: 1. The dynasty of Mahasammata. 2. The Buddhist sects. 3. Campaigns of Pandukabhaya and Dutthagamani. 4. List of Pali terms occurring in the translation. Indexes: 1. List of geographical and topographical names. 2. List of terms explained in the notes. Addenda.

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