in this book ably written by ken and visakha kawasaki mentions the places associate with the buddha's life and what important events had taken place in those sacred sites. in other words, it provides its ready with the reison d'ere for visiting that particular sacred site
Mahavamsa ( The Great Chronicle Of Ceylon) - The Mahavamsa or the Great Chronicle of Ceylon translated in to English by Wilhelm Geioger, Ph,D. assisted by Mabel Haynes Bode .Ph.D covering the history of Sri Lanka from the visit of the Thathagatha Buddha up to King Mahasena covering the period 3rd C.B.C up to 7th C.A.D.
Early History Of Buddhism in Ceylon - The Book is divided into two parts. Part I forms a necessary introduction to Part II, and deals with the Pali Commentaries, their sources the nature of their contents. Part II, Consisting of ten chapters, id devoted to a consideration of the introduction of Buddhism to Ceylon, its spread there and the effects which the faith had upon the life of the inhabitants of the island.