Mahāvaṃsa
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Nepal Newar and Sinhala Quasi-Historical Myths
Sbarr Kumarakulasinghe summarises Naomi Appleton’s article on the Simhala story, which Sinhalese chroniclers, Nepal’s Newar traders and Jaffna Tamils each claim as an origin myth, and adds a note on…
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Koneswaran, Tenavaram Temples and God Upulvan
Starting from a reader’s visit to two Sri Lankan temples, the author traces Sinhala place-names such as Gokkana and Devundara and the history of the god Upulvan, a Buddhist guardian…
