Social institutions in Ceylon from the 5th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D

This thesis attempts to analyse the Social Institutions of Early Ceylon from the 5th century B.C. to the 4th century A. D. In the first chapter, new light is thrown on the dating of the Sihalavatthuppakarapa, not attempted by earlier scholars (pp. 10-16). The theory of the existence of the Brahmapa...

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Main Author: Ellawala, Hemarama
Published: SOAS, University of London 1962
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.759000