C E Godakumbura
Biographic Data
| ID | 701088 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C E Godakumbura |
| GIVEN NAMES | C E |
| FAMILY NAME | Godakumbura |
| SIGNATURE | GODAKUMBURA C E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1946 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Catalogue of Cambodian and Burmese Pali Manuscripts
The Jānakīharaṇa of Kumāradāsa
A Bronze Buddha Image from Ceylon
The Panākaḍuva Copper-Plates
In his reply to my Review of the Epigraphia Zeylanica , volume v, part 1, Dr. S. Paranavitana has given further support to my suggestion that the “Panākaḍuva Copper-plate Charter” is a forgery by some close descendant of the supposed recipient of the grant. (See JRAS. , 1956, pts. 3, 4, pp. 237–240; 1957, pts. 3, 4, pp. 213–14.)
The Shooting of the Boar” and the Social Divisions of the Sinhalese
A Description of several social grades of the Sinhalese occur in the rite called the Ūrā Yakkama (Shooting of the Boar) contained in the Kohombā-kankāriya . Its context is as follows: The chief performer enacts the killing of the boar and the sharing of its flesh among the various craftsmen. From the remarks made about each recipient and the treatment which the representative of each trade receives, one sees what value was attached to the work of…
The Cult of Kohobā or the Three Sons of Sītā
There exists in some parts of Ceylon an occult ceremony called the Koho bā Yakkama, which according to tradition was introduced into the island by the three sons of Sita: Malaya, Kit-Śrī, and Sa dali du, among whom Malaya, the flower-born prince, took the leading part. This is the story connected with the first ceremony of its kind
The Rāmāyaṇa A Version of Rāma's Story from Ceylon
A Version of the story of Sītā is related during the performance of the “Kohoābā Yakkama” or the “Kohoābā Kankāriya”, popularly called “Kankāriya”, one of the most interesting of ceremonies extant among the Sinhalese. The rite is supposed to have been first performed during the reign of Pṇḍduvāsadeva, the second Sinhalese king of Ceylon ( circa fifth century B.C.)
The Dravidian Element in Sinhalese
As early as 1821 Rasmus Rask identified Sinhalese as a speech belonging to the same class as Sanskrit, and added that Tamil belonged to quite a different class. Since then the subject has been studied and discussed by various scholars, and it is established beyond doubt that Sinhalese is an Indo-Aryan language. Dravidian languages have, however, had their influence on Sinhalese, chiefly through contact, and Tamil, being the language spoken by a l…
The Dravidian Element in Sinhalese
As early as 1821 Rasmus Rask identified Sinhalese as a speech belonging to the same class as Sanskrit, and added that Tamil belonged to quite a different class. Since then the subject has been studied and discussed by various scholars, and it is established beyond doubt that Sinhalese is an Indo-Aryan language. Dravidian languages have, however, had their influence on Sinhalese, chiefly through contact, and Tamil, being the language spoken by a l…
The Cult of Kohobā or the Three Sons of Sītā
There exists in some parts of Ceylon an occult ceremony called the Koho bā Yakkama, which according to tradition was introduced into the island by the three sons of Sita: Malaya, Kit-Śrī, and Sa dali du, among whom Malaya, the flower-born prince, took the leading part. This is the story connected with the first ceremony of its kind
The Rāmāyaṇa A Version of Rāma's Story from Ceylon
A Version of the story of Sītā is related during the performance of the “Kohoābā Yakkama” or the “Kohoābā Kankāriya”, popularly called “Kankāriya”, one of the most interesting of ceremonies extant among the Sinhalese. The rite is supposed to have been first performed during the reign of Pṇḍduvāsadeva, the second Sinhalese king of Ceylon ( circa fifth century B.C.)
The Dravidian Element in Sinhalese
As early as 1821 Rasmus Rask identified Sinhalese as a speech belonging to the same class as Sanskrit, and added that Tamil belonged to quite a different class. Since then the subject has been studied and discussed by various scholars, and it is established beyond doubt that Sinhalese is an Indo-Aryan language. Dravidian languages have, however, had their influence on Sinhalese, chiefly through contact, and Tamil, being the language spoken by a l…
The Shooting of the Boar” and the Social Divisions of the Sinhalese
A Description of several social grades of the Sinhalese occur in the rite called the Ūrā Yakkama (Shooting of the Boar) contained in the Kohombā-kankāriya . Its context is as follows: The chief performer enacts the killing of the boar and the sharing of its flesh among the various craftsmen. From the remarks made about each recipient and the treatment which the representative of each trade receives, one sees what value was attached to the work of…
The Panākaḍuva Copper-Plates
In his reply to my Review of the Epigraphia Zeylanica , volume v, part 1, Dr. S. Paranavitana has given further support to my suggestion that the “Panākaḍuva Copper-plate Charter” is a forgery by some close descendant of the supposed recipient of the grant. (See JRAS. , 1956, pts. 3, 4, pp. 237–240; 1957, pts. 3, 4, pp. 213–14.)
A Bronze Buddha Image from Ceylon
The Jānakīharaṇa of Kumāradāsa
Catalogue of Cambodian and Burmese Pali Manuscripts
History (7 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (5 works) · History (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Ceylon (3 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (3 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)