Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2055

v2.c31.2055

Mahāvamsa.—The great Chronicle of Ceylon. The first part of the work—*i.e.*, to the time of King Mahāsena—is attributed to Mahānāma Thera.¹ The continuation of the Chronicle is called the Cūlavamsa. The first portion of the Cūlavamsa—*i.e.*, from Mahāsena to the reign of Parakkamabāhu II.—is traditionally ascribed to a thera named Dhammarakkhita.² The next section—*i.e.*, to the time of Kittisiri-Rājasīha—was written by Tibbaṭuvāve Thera, Mahānāyaka of Pupphārāma, at the invitation of the king, who obtained for him copies of the Chronicle from Siam.³ From there it was continued till the time of the British occupation (1815 A.C.) by Hikkaḍuve Sumaṅgala Thera.⁴