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The Vakataka–Gupta Age (circa 200–550 A.D.) c24: Chapter XIII

The Vākāṭaka–Gupta Age (circa 200–550 A.D.) c24

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Chapter XIII

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HISTORY OF CEYLON

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A. LITERARY SOURCES : PALI

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1. Dāṭhā-vaṃsa, ed. & tr. by B. C. Law. Lahore, 1925.
2. Dīpavaṃsa, ed. & tr. by H. Oldenberg,. London, 1879.
3. Hatthavanagalla-vihāra-vaṃsa, ed. by James d'Alwis.
4. Mahāvaṃsa, earlier portion of the chronicle by Mahānāma, ed. by W. Geiger (P. T. S.). London, 1908. Tr. by the same (P. T. S.). London, 1912.
5. Mahāvaṃsa, the more recent portions of the chronicle also known as the Cūḷavaṃsa, ed. by W. Geiger (P. T. S.). London, 1925. Tr. by the same (P. T. S.). London 1929.
6. Mahāvaṃsa : Chaps. 1-36 tr. by G. Turnour and 37-100 tr. by L. C. Wijesinha. Colombo, 1909.

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B. LITERARY SOURCES : SINHALESE

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1. Attanagalu-vaṃsa, ed. by M. Kumāraṇaṭuṅga. Colombo, B.E. 2466.
2. Daḷadāpūjāvaliya, ed. by K. M. Perera. Colombo, 1893.
3. Daḷadāsirita, ed. by E. S. Rājasekhara. Colombo, 1920.
4. Nikāya Saṅgraha, ed. by D. M. de Z. Wickremasinghe. Colombo, 1890, Tr. by C. M. Fernando with an Introduction by W. F. Gunawardhana. Colombo, 1908.
5. Pūjāvaliya, Chap. 34 ed. by M. Medhaṅkara Thera and tr. under the title, 'A Contribution to the History of Ceylon' by B. Gunasekara. Colombo 1895.
6. Rājaratnākaraya, ed. by Simon de Silva. Colombo, 1907.
7. Rājāvaliya, ed. by B. Gunasekara. Colombo, 1911. Tr. by the same. Colombo, 1900.

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C. MODERN WORKS

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1. Codrington, H. W. History of Ceylon. London, 1926.
2. Pridham, C. Historical, Political and Statistical Account of Ceylon and its Dependencies. 2 vols. London, 1849.

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D. ARCHAEOLOGY, EPIGRAPHY, NUMISMATICS AND ART

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1. Archaeological Survey of Ceylon. Annual Reports, 1890-1939. Colombo*
2. Archaeological Survey of Ceylon. Memoirs, I-IV. Colombo.
3. Ceylon Journal of Science, Sec. A., I & II.
4. Codrington, H. W. Ceylon Coins and Currency in the Memoirs of the Colombo Museum. Colombo, 1924.

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5. Coomaraswamy, A. K. History of Indian and Indonesian Art. London, 1927.
6. Epigraphia Zeylanica, I-IV. The following inscriptions published in *EZ*. have a special bearing on the period dealt with in this chapter :
1. Perumaiyān-kuḷam Rock Inscription of Vasabha—*EZ*. I, 66-73.
2. Pālu Mākichchāva Rock Inscription of Gajabāhu I—*Ibid*. 208-11.
3. Jetavanārāma Slab Inscription of Kaniṭṭha Tissa—*Ibid*. 252-59.
4. Thūpārāma Slab Inscription of Gajabāhu I—*Ibid*. III, 114, 19.
5. Runavālisāa Pillar Inscription of Buddhadāsa—*Ibid*. 120-26.
6. Two Rock Inscriptions of Vihāregala—*Ibid*., 163-69.
7. Toṇigala Rock Inscription of Sirimeghavaṇṇa—*Ibid*. 172-88.
8. Kataragama Inscriptions—*Ibid*. 212-25.
9. Anurādhapura Slab Inscription of Khuḍḍa Pārinda—*Ibid*. IV, 111-15.
10. Nāgirikanda Rock Inscription of Kumāradāsa—*Ibid*. 115-28.
11. Habāssa Rock Inscription—*Ibid*. 213-17.
12. Vessagiriya Rock Inscription of Sirināga II—*Ibid*. 218-22.
13. Rock Inscription of Gothābhaya at Timbirivāva—*Ibid*. 223-28.
14. Vallipuram Gold plate Inscription of the reign of Vasabha—*Ibid*. 229-37.
15. Fragmentary Inscription from Jetavanārāma, now in the Colombo Museum—*Ibid*. 246-52
7. Muller, E. Ancient Inscriptions in Ceylon. London, 1883.

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E. SELECT ARTICLES IN JOURNALS

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1. Geiger, Wilhelm. Konigsnamen in den Brāhmi Inscriften Ceylons, Festschrift für M. Winternitz zum Siebsigsten Geburtstag, pp. 313-21. Leipzig, 1933.
2. Levi, Sylvain. Les Missions de Wang Hiuen-Tse dans l’Inde (*J. A.* 1900, pp. 297 ff & 410 ff). The portion relating to Ceylon has been translated into English by J. M. Seneviratne and published in the *Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch*, XXIV, 74 ff.)
3. Paranavitana, S. Gajabāhu I and Mahallaka Nāga, their relationship (*JRAS. CB*. XXX, 452 ff.).
4. Smith, V. A. Inscriptions of Mahānāma at Bodhgaya (*Id*. XXX, 192-97).

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