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Thūpavaṃsaya

work by Pārakrama Paṇḍita

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contribution to Sinhalese literature

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    In South Asian arts: Sinhalese literature: 10th century ad to 19th century

    …of such chronicles is the Thūpavaṃsaya (“Chronicle of the Great Stupa”), by Pārakrama Paṇḍita. Subsequent chronicles, or genealogies of places, comprise the history of all of the major Buddhist monuments. Several chronicles were also inspired by the Tooth Relic, received from Kaliṅga in the 4th century by King Kīrtiśrīmēghavarṇa. Such…

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