[Buddha-l] Dharmapala

[Artur Karp]

Some stats related to terms denoting war and violent death in the Mahavamsa:


slay, slayed, slew, slain - 42 x

kill, killed - 29 x

murder, murderer - 3 x


fight - 3 x

battle - 51 x

war - 235 x


[Data obtained through text searches using Examine32]


I am not sure, whether these numbers would serve making this
discussion down-to-earthier (if I may say so).



Regards from suddenly heavily rainy Warsaw,


Artur K.