[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c31.2055 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2055 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2055 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.2055](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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 - [Previous: v2.c31.2054](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2054) - [Next: v2.c31.2056](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2056) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2055](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2055) · Pramāṇa