A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s5.144
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s5.144
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² Cf. *M. de Z. Wickremasinghe* in JRAS 1896, 200 ff.; *Geiger*, Dīp. und Mah., p. 19. The coincidence of both the Dīpavaṃsa and the ancient part of the Mahāvaṃsa breaking off precisely at the death of Mahāsena, can only be explained by the fact that the “Mahāvaṃsa” of the Aṭṭhakathā, the common source of both epics, was discontinued after the destruction of the “Great Monastery” of Anurādhapura which took place under Mahāsena, though Mahāsena had the monastery rebuilt. *Cf.* Mahāvaṃsa 37; Dīp. 22, 66 ff.; *Geiger*, Dīp. und Mah., p. 71.