Question

deepvansh and mahavansh
match the column
option 1 ) Buddhist texts
2 ) megasthenes
3 ) ashvaghosh​

Answer 1

Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa are Buddhist texts

Answer 2

Answer:

1) Buddhist textbooks

Explanation:

The Sri Lankan Buddhist works ‘ Dipavamsa ’ and ‘ Mahavamsa ’ give information about the close relations between India and Sri Lanka. They're written in the Pali language.

Dipavamsa is “ Chronicle of Island ”.

• It's the oldest literal record of Sri Lanka.

• It's believed to have been collected around the 3rd or 4th century BC nearly in Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka during the reign of King Dhatusena of Sri Lanka, the first Mauryan King of Sri Lanka.

• Dipavamsa is one of the most important workshops in Pali Literature.
• It details the tooth relic and Bodhi Tree’s appearance in Sri Lanka.
• It also deals with the appearance of Buddha’s tutoring and priests in Sri Lanka.
• It mentions that Buddha visited Kelaniya and Dighavapi in Sri Lanka.

Mahavamsa-"Great Chronicle"

• It is the most important Pali epic lyric.
• Mahavamsa means “ Great Chronicle ”.
• It’s a literal lyric in the Pali Language that deals with the lords of Sri Lanka.
• The first interpretation of Mahavamsa dates back to 3- 4th century BC during the reign of King Vijaya.
• It deals with the royal dynasties of not only Sri Lanka but the whole Indian key and is known as the world’s longest unbroken literal account.
• The sanctification of Asoka and details of Seleucus and Alexander have been detailed in it.

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