The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c8.s4.37

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There are several minor variations in the Ceylonese account, but the chief difference is in the date. According to the ‘Mahâwanso,’* the relics at Râmagrâma consisted of only one *Drona* measure, which, after being enshrined by the Nâgas at Majerika, were carried off to Ceylon in the fifth year of the reign of Dutthagâmini, B.C. 157, by whom they were enshrined in the *Mahá-thupo*, or great stupa, at Ruanwelli.