What is the oldest literary text in Sri Lanka?

Dipawamsa an important chronicle which contains some of the most important facts about ancient Sri Lanka was written in 320 A.D. It considered being the first large-scale literature work of ancient Sri Lanka.

What is Srilankan literature?

Sri Lankan literature is the literary tradition of Sri Lanka. The largest part of Sri Lankan literature was written in the Sinhala language, but there is a considerable number of works in other languages used in Sri Lanka over the millennia (including Pāli, Tamil, and English).

Who wrote the Mahawanshaya?

Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero
About the Author Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero is a meditation teacher in Sri Lanka. He is the founder of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery, one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in Sri Lanka.

What is the oldest literature in the world?

Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh
Advertisement. One of the earliest known literary works is the Sumerian/Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh from c. 2150 BCE which deals with themes of heroism, pride, nationality, friendship, disappointment, death, and the quest for eternal life.

Who created the first poem?

The Epic of Gilgamesh started out as a series of Sumerian poems and tales dating back to 2100 B.C., but the most complete version was written around the 12th century B.C. by the Babylonians.

Who was the first to write poetry?

Though hardly anyone knows it, the first person ever to attach their name to a poetic composition is not a mystery. Enheduanna was born more than 4,200 years ago and became the high priestess of a temple in what we now call southern Iraq.

Who wrote Milindapanho?

Milinda (Menander) was the king of Bactria who ruled there in 2nd century BC. Nageshwar (Nagasena) was a Buddhist monk under whose influence Menander converted to Buddhism. The book was written by Nageshwar in the Pali language originally.

Who wrote Mahavamsa Tika?

Mahāvaṃsa, (Pāli: “Great Chronicle”), historical chronology of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka), written in the 5th or 6th century, probably by the Buddhist monk Mahānāma.

What is the oldest book in Sri Lanka?

Chronicle of the Island
The Dīpavaṃsa (Sanskrit: दीपवंस, Pali: [diːpɐˈʋɐ̃sɐ], “Chronicle of the Island”) is the oldest historical record of Sri Lanka. The chronicle is believed to be compiled from Atthakatha and other sources around the 3rd to 4th century CE.