A Translation of the Sinhala Thūpava.msa
by
Stephen C. Berkwitz
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2006
Buddhist chronicles have long been had a central place in the study of Buddhism. Scholars, however, have relied almost exclusively on Pali works that were composed by elites for learned audiences, to the neglect of a large number of Buddhist histories written in local languages for popular consumption....