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“There are four persobs by the name of Mabinima in the Pali literature of whom 00૯ is a king; the second is said to be the resident monk of the Dighasanda monastery et Anurddhapure, to whom king Moggallana (497-515 A.C.) offered છ monastery called Pabbata ૪170”
“All these facts go to show that the thera Mahinama of the Dighasanda mopastery who wrote the Mahdvamsa and the thera Mahidnama of the Dighasanda monastery who was the favourite monk of king Moggallana, son of king Dhatusena, and the resident thera of the Dighasanda mopastery were one and the same person.”
“This shows very clearly that king Dhatusena was instrumental for the writing of the Mahdvamea, and the chronicle of Ceylon which he ordered for promulgation was none but this work.”
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