Mahā Vaṁsa untranslated

Mahā Vaṁsa. The great Chronicle of Ceylon. The first part of the work, i.e., to the time of King Mahā Sena – is attributed to Mahā Nāma Thera (Mhv­ṭ.687). The continuation of the Chronicle is called the Cūḷa Vaṁsa. The first portion of the Cūḷa Vaṁsa – i.e., from Mahā Sena to the reign of Parakkamabāhu II. – is traditionally ascribed to a Thera named Dhammarakkhita (Cv.Trs.ii.155, n.3). The next section – i.e., to the time of Kittisiri Rājasīha – was written by Tibbaṭuvāve Thera, Mahā Nāyaka of Pupphārāma, at the invitation of the king, who obtained for him copies of the Chronicle from Siam (Cv.xcix.78f; Cv.Trs.ii.263, n.1). From there it was continued till the time of the British occupation (1815 CE.) by Hikkaḍuve Sumaṅgala Thera (PLC.310).

There is a Commentary on the Mahā Vaṁsa called the Vaṁsatthappakāsinī (q.v.).