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| CHAPTER | PAGE |
|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . | ix |
| Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . | lxiv |
| I. The Visit of the Tathāgata the Buddha . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| II. The Race of Mahāsammata the first legendary king . . . . . . . . | 10 |
| III. The First Council . . . . . . . . . . . | 14 |
| IV. The Second Council . . . . . . . . . . . | 19 |
| V. The Third Council . . . . . . . . . . . | 26 |
| VI. The Coming of Vijaya . . . . . . . . . . | 51 |
| VII. The Consecrating of Vijaya . . . . . . . . . | 55 |
| VIII. The Consecrating of Paṇḍuvāsudeva second king of Sri Lanka . . . . . . . | 62 |
| IX. The Consecrating of Abhaya . . . . . . . . . | 65 |
| X. The Consecrating of Paṇḍukābhaya founder of Anuradhapura . . . . . . . | 68 |
| XI. The Consecrating of Devānaṃpiyatissa early Buddhist king of Sri Lanka . . . . . | 77 |
| XII. The Converting of Different Countries . . . . . . | 82 |
| XIII. The Coming of Mahinda missionary son of Ashoka . . . . . . . . . | 88 |
| XIV. The Entry into the Capital . . . . . . . . . | 91 |
| XV. The Acceptance of the Mahāvihāra Great Monastery . . . . . . . | 97 |
| XVI. The Acceptance of the Cetiyapabbata-vihāra mountain monastery. . . . | 114 |
| XVII. The Arrival of the Relics . . . . . . . . . | 116 |
| XVIII. The Receiving of the Great Bodhi-tree the tree of enlightenment . . . . . | 122 |
| XIX. The Coming of the Bodhi-tree the tree of enlightenment . . . . . . . | 128 |
| XX. The Nibbāṇa extinction of suffering/enlightenment of the Thera elder monk . . . . . | 136 |
| XXI. The Five Kings . . . . . . . . . . . . | 142 |
| XXII. The Birth of Prince Gāmaṇi family name of Duṭṭhagāmaṇi . . . . . . . | 146 |
| XXIII. The Levying of the Warriors . . . . . . . . . | 155 |
| XXIV. The War of the Two Brothers . . . . . . . . | 164 |
| XXV. The Victory of Duṭṭhagāmaṇi famous warrior-king of Sri Lanka . . . . . . | 170 |
| XXVI. The Consecrating of the Maricavaṭṭi-vihāra a monastery built by the king . . . | 179 |
| XXVII. The Consecrating of the Lohapāsāda Brazen Palace . . . . . . . | 182 |