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18 Νοε 2012 · Literature can be defined in 3 ways: preserved writings belonging to a language or people, notable writings of a country or period distinguished by form of expression, and writings that interpret nature and life through language.
Kavyadarshaya which is written by the Sanskrit poet Dandeen. In Sinhalese literature, this volume plays an important role as it is the first main volume that can be seen that creates excellent poetic traditions. The volume, Siyabaslakara emphasizes how a poem should select its subject, qualities
17 Νοε 2012 · {HPL p. 55} First translated into Sinhala in 14th c. Saddhamma-sangaha (Dhammakitti Mahasami; Thai; 14th c.). An outline of the literary and ecclesiastical history of Buddhism, including the first four councils, the first writing of Tipitaka, and the writing of the Tikas (sub-commentaries).
The development of Sinhala literature and Buddhist culture in Sri Lanka between the tenth and sixteenth centuries CE reveals a complex negotiation of appropriating elements of Indic culture and distinguishing their Sinhala variants.
This paper examines the Pali literature in India and Sri Lanka related to Theravada Buddhism. Pali was the language Tipitaka was written, and Magadhi was the Buddha's dialect to disseminate his doctrine. The study examines where and when a version of the Pali Canon was first set to writing.
The suba/asuba symbolism in Sinhala culture may be studied on diverse dimensions. The dimensions of culture from which the present study draws its material are mainly those of (a) dreams (b) omens and (c) physical features of women. Dreams (Sinhala, sihina, Sanskrit, svapna) play a significant role in Sinhala symbolism. A dream is interpreted ...
The 'Sacred City of Anuradhapura' provides a good case for examining these issues, being a major historic symbol which was newly constituted after Independence as the heartland of the Sinhala Buddhist nation.
