06-27-2008, 05:35 AM
<<which books/texts should be referred to for more details on the lankan excursions? >>
Bodhi:
Please see the chulavamsha. I have examined both the original text and William Geiger's translation of the chulavamsha. This gives the Shri Lanka view. They suddenly go silent on the point of the Chola fightback.
Indian side of the story is summarized in KAN Sastri's book The Colas 1955
Bodhi:
Please see the chulavamsha. I have examined both the original text and William Geiger's translation of the chulavamsha. This gives the Shri Lanka view. They suddenly go silent on the point of the Chola fightback.
Indian side of the story is summarized in KAN Sastri's book The Colas 1955