Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.2558

v2.c36.2558

Sāsanavaṃsa.—An ecclesiastical chronicle by Paññāsāmi of Burma, written in 1861 A.C. The first part of the work begins with the birth of the Buddha and brings the history up to the Third Council and the sending of missionaries to nine different countries: Sīhala, Suvaṇṇabhūmi, Yoṇakaraṭṭha, Vanavāsī, Kasmīra-Gandhāra, Mahiṃsakamaṇḍala, Cīnaraṭṭha, Mahāraṭṭha (Siam) and Aparanta. Then follow accounts of the religions of these countries, a separate chapter being devoted to each. But the accounts of Sīhala (Ceylon) and Suvaṇṇabhūmi (Burma) show more completeness than the others. The second part is entirely devoted to Aparanta of Burma proper.¹