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Explores various themes of Sri Lanka’s long history in novel and constructive ways. Topics include Sinhala Buddhists’ sense of manifest destiny arising from Sri Lanka’s oldest historical chronicles, the Mahavamsa and the Dipavamsa; and concepts of order and legitimation of power in ancient Ceylon.

Precarious Balance

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    A Hardback by Bardwell L. Smith

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      Publisher: MP-VIR Uni of Virginia
      Publication Date: 8/30/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780813945378, 978-0813945378
      ISBN10: 0813945372
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      Book Synopsis
      Explores various themes of Sri Lanka’s long history in novel and constructive ways. Topics include Sinhala Buddhists’ sense of manifest destiny arising from Sri Lanka’s oldest historical chronicles, the Mahavamsa and the Dipavamsa; and concepts of order and legitimation of power in ancient Ceylon.

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