Mahavamsa
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The Mahavamsa is an ancient Sri Lankan chronicle written in Pali that records the legendary origins, royal lineages, and Buddhist history of the island.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahavamsa canonical | 10 |
| Pali chronicles | 3 |
| Buddhist chronicles of Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Culavamsa | 1 |
| History of Buddhism in Ceylon | 1 |
| Mahavamsa (Sri Lankan chronicle) | 1 |
| Mahavamsa (traditional account) | 1 |
| Mahavamsa (traditional accounts) | 1 |
| Mahavamsa chronicles | 1 |
| Mahāvaṃsa | 1 |
| Pali Buddhist chronicles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5798659 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahavamsa Context triple: [Sinhalese, associatedWith, Mahavamsa]
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A.
Pararaton chronicle
The Pararaton chronicle is a Javanese historical text that narrates the rise and reigns of Majapahit rulers and key figures, including the legendary prime minister Gajah Mada.
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B.
Laṅkā Kāṇḍ
Laṅkā Kāṇḍ is the section of the Ramcharitmanas that narrates Lord Rama’s journey to Lanka, the battle with Ravana, and the rescue of Sita.
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C.
Kakawin Sutasoma
Kakawin Sutasoma is a 14th-century Old Javanese Buddhist epic poem by Mpu Tantular, renowned as the source of Indonesia’s national motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” (Unity in Diversity).
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D.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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E.
Puranānūru
Puranānūru is an ancient Tamil poetic anthology of the Sangam era, renowned for its verses on war, kingship, ethics, and the public life of early Tamil society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahavamsa Target entity description: The Mahavamsa is an ancient Sri Lankan chronicle written in Pali that records the legendary origins, royal lineages, and Buddhist history of the island.
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A.
Pararaton chronicle
The Pararaton chronicle is a Javanese historical text that narrates the rise and reigns of Majapahit rulers and key figures, including the legendary prime minister Gajah Mada.
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B.
Laṅkā Kāṇḍ
Laṅkā Kāṇḍ is the section of the Ramcharitmanas that narrates Lord Rama’s journey to Lanka, the battle with Ravana, and the rescue of Sita.
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C.
Kakawin Sutasoma
Kakawin Sutasoma is a 14th-century Old Javanese Buddhist epic poem by Mpu Tantular, renowned as the source of Indonesia’s national motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” (Unity in Diversity).
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D.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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E.
Puranānūru
Puranānūru is an ancient Tamil poetic anthology of the Sangam era, renowned for its verses on war, kingship, ethics, and the public life of early Tamil society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist text
ⓘ
Pali literature ⓘ Sri Lankan chronicle ⓘ historical chronicle ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionCentury | 6th century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Anuradhapura ⓘ |
| authorAffiliation | Mahavihara monastic community ⓘ |
| authorTraditionallyAttributedTo | Mahanama Thera ⓘ |
| basedOn |
earlier oral traditions
ⓘ
monastic records ⓘ |
| compiledAt | Mahavihara ⓘ |
| containsAccountOf |
construction of stupas and monasteries
ⓘ
establishment of the Mahavihara ⓘ introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka ⓘ mission of Mahinda Thera ⓘ wars between Sinhalese kings and Tamil invaders ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| coversReignOf |
King Devanampiya Tissa
ⓘ
King Dhatusena ⓘ King Dutthagamani ⓘ King Mahasena ⓘ King Vijaya ⓘ
linked to:
Vijaya
|
| earliestEventsDescribed |
legendary visits of the Buddha to Sri Lanka
ⓘ
time of the Buddha ⓘ |
| endsWithReignOf | King Mahasena ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English translations
ⓘ
German translations ⓘ Sinhala translations ⓘ |
| influenced |
Culavamsa
ⓘ
Dipavamsa ⓘ later Sri Lankan chronicles ⓘ |
| language | Pali ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
Pali verse
ⓘ
poetic prose ⓘ |
| preservedIn | palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
Buddhism in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
history of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| records |
Buddhist history of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
legendary origins of Sri Lanka ⓘ royal lineages of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | Buddhist chronicle ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Theravada Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| scriptureType | post-canonical Pali text ⓘ |
| significance |
important text for Theravada Buddhist historiography
ⓘ
major source for early Sri Lankan history ⓘ |
| structure | divided into chapters (paricchedas) ⓘ |
| title |
Mahāvaṃsa
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahavamsa
|
| usedBy |
Buddhist scholars
ⓘ
historians of South Asia ⓘ |
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Subject: Mahavamsa Description of subject: The Mahavamsa is an ancient Sri Lankan chronicle written in Pali that records the legendary origins, royal lineages, and Buddhist history of the island.
Referenced by (22)
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WalpolA Rahula
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King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura
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subject linked to:
King Devanampiya Tissa