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  Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Maha Wamsa
The Maha Wamsa ("greater genealogy") is one of the oldest historical chronicles in the world in that it, to gether with the companion volume "Chula Wamsa" ("lesser genealogy"), provides a continuous chronicle of the Kings of Sri Lanka from about 500 BC.
As it often refers to the royal dynasties of India, it is a valuable text for historians who wish to date and relate contemporary royal dynasties in the Indian subcontinent.
Written by Sinhala buddhist monks, and maintained as a lineage by successive generations of monks, the Maha Wamsa often reads like a "list of meritorious deeds" of the Sinhala kings who followed Buddhism.
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  maha wamsa - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The Maha Wamsa ("greater genealogy") is one of the oldest historical chronicles in the world in that it, to gether with the companion volume "Chula Wamsa" ("lesser genealogy"), provides a continuous chronicle of the Kings of Sri Lanka from about 500 BC.
As it often refers to the royal dynasties of India, it is a valuable text for historians who wish to date and relate contemporary royal dynasties in the Indian subcontinent.
Written by Sinhala buddhist monks, and maintained as a lineage by successive generations of monks, the Maha Wamsa often reads like a "list of meritorious deeds" of the Sinhala kings who followed Buddhism.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/maha-wamsa   (121 words)

  
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The Maha Wamsa ("greater genealogy") is one of the oldest historical chronicles in the world in that it, to gether with the companion volume "Chula Wamsa" ("lesser genealogy"), provides a continuous chronicle of the Kings of Sri Lanka from about 500 B.C. to modern times.
As it often refers to the royal dynasties of India, it is a valuable text for historians who wish to date and relate contemporary royal dynasties in the Indian subcontinent.
Written by Sinhala buddhist monks, and maintained as a lineage by successive generations of monks, the Maha Wamsa often reads like a "list of meritorious deeds" of the Sinhala kings who followed Buddhism.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/m/ma/maha_wamsa.html   (129 words)

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