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‘Dipavamsa’ was written in
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Prakrit
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Pali
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Sanskrit
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Sri Lankan Buddhist works ‘Dipavamsa’ and ‘Mahavamsa’ provide information about the close relations between India and Sri Lanka. They are written in the Pali language.
Detailed explanation-2: -The earliest and most important Pali literature constitutes the Pali Tipitaka, the main scripture collection of the Theravada school.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Dipavamsa is believed to have been the first Pali text composed entirely in Ceylon. A subsequent work sometimes known as Culavamsa extends the Mahavamsa to cover the period from the reign of Mahasena of Anuradhapura (277–304 CE) until 1815, when the entire island was surrendered to the British throne.
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