Rakhine Razawin Thit Explained

Rakhine Razawin Thit
Author:Sandamala Linkāra (Candamālālaṅkāra)
Language:Burmese
Series:Arakanese chronicles
Genre:Chronicle, History
Release Date:1931
Media Type:Print
Pages:7 volumes

Rakhine Razawin Thit (Burmese: ရခိုင် ရာဇဝင်သစ်, in Burmese pronounced as /ɹəkʰàiɴ jàzəwɪ̀ɴ ðɪʔ/, Arakanese pronunciation: in Burmese pronounced as /ɹəkʰàiɴ ɹàzəwàɴ ðɪʔ/) is a Burmese chronicle covering the history of Arakan from time immemorial to the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826). The author was Ven. Sandamala Linkara (Pali: Candamālālaṅkāra), the Sayadaw (Chief Abbot) of Dakhina Vihara Rama Buddhist Monastery in Ranbye Kyun in then British Burma. Published in 1931, it is a compilation of all extant prior Arakanese chronicles in a single narrative.[1] The original 1931 publication consisted of seven volumes. The first four volumes were published in a single enlarged volume in 1997 and the remaining three were published in another enlarged volume in 1999.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Sandamala Linkara Vol. 1 1997: 12–13
  2. See publication information sections in (Sandamala Linkara 1997) and (Sandamala Linkara 1999).