A Critical Edition of the Nalá¹a DhÄtuvaṃsa
- Author S. Vijitha Kumara
- DOI
- Country : Thailand
- Subject : Social Sciences
Keywords : Nalāṭa Dhātuvaṃsa, King Kākavaṇṇatissa, frontal relic
Abstract
The NalÄá¹a DhÄtuvaṃsa (NDV) is a Pali chronicle composed in Ceylon that described the history of the sacred frontal relic of the Buddha and its enshrining at the Seru city by King KÄkavaṇṇatissa in the 1st century BCE. Apparently, it is in a close relationship with the structure of the ThÅ«pavaṃsa, which predominantly recoded the history of the Pagoda RatnamÄlÄ«. However, disagreements on dating both these two texts are raised among Sinhalese scholars and consequently it becomes difficult to conclude which the earliest work was. In any case, the NDV earns higher reputation as a historical record whilst it contains crucial literary and language features in Pali Prakaraṇa stage. Especially, insignificant consideration of the modern Pali scholars might have led to less famous of this chronicle among the beginners. On the other hand, non-existence of a reliable English edition of this text, except two Sinhalese editions and English transliterated works also make discourage researchers to study the NDV. This edition included an introductory note attempts to fill the academic gap related to the NDV.
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