A History of Indian Literature v2.c27.28

v2.c27.28

P. 214 note 2, add: It is now probable that an older Thera Dhammakitti (I), who lived in the reign of Parakkamabāhu I, was the author of the first part of the Cūḷavaṃsa ending with the death of Parakkamabāhu I in 1186 A.D., while chapters 80ff. were written by another Dhammakitti (II), who may be the same who wrote the Dāṭhāvaṃsa in 1211 A.D. The second part of the Cūḷavaṃsa deals with the period 1186-1333 A.D. and the third part, probably composed by the Thera Sumaṅgala in the second half of the 18th century, with the period from 1333 to 1781 A.D. See *W. Geiger* in Ind. Hist. Qu. 6, 1930, 206ff.