Description The Mahavamsa ("Great Chronicle" )(5th century CE) is an epic poem written in the Pali language of the ancient Kings of Sri Lanka.
He is especially known for his work on the Sri Lankan chronicles Mahavamsa and Culavamsa of which he made critical editions of the Pali text and English translations with the help of assistant translators..
He was known as a specialist in Pali, Sinhala language and the Dhivehi language of the Maldives.
About the Author Wilhelm Ludwig Geiger (21 July 1856 - 2 September 1943) was a German Orientalist in the fields of Indo-Iranian languages and the history of Iran and Sri Lanka.
It was composed by a Buddhist bhikku at the Mahavihara temple in Anuradhapura about the sixth century A.
D. 302) covering the period between the arrival of Prince Vijaya from India in 543 BCE to his reign (277-304 CE).
It relates the history of Sri Lanka from its legendary beginnings up to the reign of Mahasena of Anuradhapura (A.
D.
Description The Mahavamsa ("Great Chronicle" )(5th century CE) is an epic poem written in the Pali language of the ancient Kings of Sri Lanka
