Cūlavamsa

A Pāli chronicle of Ceylon.

It is a continuation of the Mahāvamsa, but, unlike the latter, is not a homogeneous work in that it was written by different authors at different periods. It is generally agreed that chapters thirty-seven to seventy-nine were written by the Thera Dhammakitti in the thirteenth century. The second section, beginning with the reign of Vijayabāhu II. and ending with that of Parakkamabāhu of Hatthiselapura (Chaps.80-90), seems to be the work of one author whose identity, however, remains unknown.

That part of the chronicle which deals with the period from Parakkamabāhu to A.C.1758, the death of Kittisiri Rājasīha, was compiled by Tibbotuvāve Sumangala Thera, and the last chapter has been continued down to 1815 by Hikkaduve Siri Sumangala.

For details see P.L.C.141ff.  

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from

Cūlavaṃsa

Literally meaning ‘Short Chronicle’, a historiographic work in Pāli, compiled by several authors over a period of centuries. It is a continuation of the Mahāvaṃsa and it covers the history of Sri Lanka from 302 bce to the 20th century. The name Cūlavaṃsa was probably not intended by the author but has been preferred in Sri Lanka since medieval times in order to make clear the distinction from the Mahāvaṃsa itself.

A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)