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<BR>Subject: Re: Kedaram/Mahawangsa: Where Hinduism Fell to Islam?
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<BR>Anbulla Naa Ganesan,
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<BR>--- In agathiyar@y..., naga_ganesan@h... wrote:
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<BR>> a) As I recall, the Mahavamsa, the Sinhala chronicles,
<BR>> has nothing to do with what is given in the URL you point to.
<BR>> Note there is more than 1000 years of gap between the 
<BR>> two. I'd presume there are no academic studies "comparatives".
<BR>
<BR>What would you ascribe as the dates for the Mahavamsa and the 
<BR>Mahawangsa?
<BR>
<BR>My mind is still cloudy about the most likely dates for the two.
<BR>
<BR>Do check out the following URLs to see if the doubts and possible 
<BR>answers synch with the dates you have in mind.
<BR>
<BR>The Lost Kingdom of Langkasuka (touches on Chinese, Indian and 
<BR>Javanese sources -- by Sabri Zain - a good friend if you need to check 
<BR>stuff with him)
<BR>
<BR>http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/3795/early1.htm 
<BR>
<BR>and
<BR>
<BR>The Trustworthiness of the Mahavamsa
<BR>
<BR>http://pears2.lib.ohio-state.edu/FULLTEXT/JR-ENG/gei.htm
<BR>
<BR>anbudan../bala
<BR>bala@...
<BR>Founder/Producer, Thamil Innaiyam (since 1995)
<BR>http://www.tamil.net
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<BR>> 
<BR>> b) The sanskrit word vamsa, will transform as "vangsa"
<BR>> in prakrit. If one reads old Tamil chronicles, the
<BR>> word "vangisam" (< skt. vamsa) is encountered a lot.
<BR>> "Mahawangsa" simply means "great chronicle", but it
<BR>> will be different for different regions and eras.
<BR>> 
<BR>> Regards,
<BR>> N. Ganesan, PhD
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