{"product_id":"the-dathavansa-or-the-history-of-the-tooth-relic-of-gotama-buddha-9788121292306","title":"The Dathavansa: Or, The History of The Tooth-Relic of Gotama Buddha","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Translator: Mutu Coomara swamy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Gyan Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Gyan Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dathavansa : Or, the History of the Tooth-Relic of Gotama Buddha; As \" Dathavansa \" is a book held in great estimation, not only by the Pali literati of the island, but also by the Sinhalese priesthood and laity, from its recounting the history of the founder of their religion, it may claim some attention from the learned. Its value is threefold — literary, religious, and historical. It is perhaps one of the finest specimens of Pali poetry extant. A translation can give but a very faint conception of the stern simplicity and chasteness of its style, much less of the sweet rhythm of its metre. It is not indeed so much the ideas themselves, as the elegance of the diction in which they are clothed, that charms equally the native student and his teacher. There is no attempt at ornate and laboured diction or high-flown metaphor. The Nalopakhyan is its worthy equal in Sanskrit in this respect. It is considered so free from faults as to form the text-book for lectures illustrating the grammatical constructions of the Pali language, whilst the flow of words is so attractive, that the whole, or considerable portions of it, are committed to memory by students. A history of the tooth-relic of Buddha naturally excites much interest in a country where the relic itself is believed to be at present lodged in a shrine which is periodically exposed to admiring crowds, and commands the worship of masses of Buddhists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gyan Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46195015516311,"sku":"9788121292306","price":158.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788121292306.webp?v=1769299612","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-dathavansa-or-the-history-of-the-tooth-relic-of-gotama-buddha-9788121292306","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}