A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s5.128
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s5.128
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² But only *some* legends are inventions of the Singhalese monks. To a great extent, the historical as well as the legendary traditions of the Aṭṭhakathās go back to *Indian* sources (s. above, p. 184). *Sten Konow* (in Festgabe Garbe, p. 33 ff.) has shown this with regard to certain narratives (Dīpavaṃsa XV, Mahāvaṃsa XVII) which *a priori* would have been considered to be Singhalese in origin.