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ContributorsSpindler, Robert (Photographer) / University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Photographer)
DescriptionWijitha Bandara Comments: Pali text; Buddhist text; Story of bringing Bodhi Tree to Sri Lanka; This may have been written between 18th and 19th century; Ancient Pali literature in Sri Lanka; This text is used in modern monastic colleges to teach Pali language.
ContributorsSpindler, Robert (Photographer) / University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Photographer)
Created1863
Description
Stephen Berkwitz Comments: Title written on cover; small handwriting; clearly written; complete text; could be good candidate for digitization.
ContributorsSpindler, Robert (Photographer) / University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Photographer)
Created1881
Description
Wijitha Bandara Comments: A glossary to aid students master the Mahabodhivansa, a history of the sacred Bodhi tree in Pali. Wooden covers are decorated. Date of transcription is written on one of the covers. Pagination in Sinahala and Arabic. Two blank leaves and a copy of first leaf is found.
ContributorsSpindler, Robert (Photographer)
DescriptionStephen Berkwitz Comments: Sinhalese gloss on Vinaya text; Small handwriting, fine hand. Decorative drawing on last leaf.
ContributorsSpindler, Robert (Photographer)
DescriptionStephen Berkwitz Comments: Wood covers have carved design, beveled edges. Text missing beginning leaves, starts at folio 33 (ga) with new text: "namo tassa bhagavato ...". Unskilled hand. Some leaves bound upside down, others out of order.
ContributorsSpindler, Robert (Photographer)
DescriptionStephen Berkwitz Comments: Grammars/Lexicons; Drawings on first leaf.
ContributorsSpindler, Robert (Photographer)
DescriptionStephen Berkwitz Comments: Outside covers painted red. Small, skilled handwriting.
ContributorsSpindler, Robert (Photographer)
DescriptionStephen Berkwitz Comments: Decorated cover. Incomplete text(s). Unskilled hand(s). Leaves bound in different directions, out of order.
ContributorsSpindler, Robert (Photographer)
DescriptionStephen Berkwitz Comments: Blue cloth bound covers with gold leaf design Inside cover has dyed paper. Small, skilled handwriting. Bound in reverse order with some sections upside down. Incomplete. Begins with folio 24, ends with folio 71.
ContributorsSpindler, Robert (Photographer)
DescriptionStephen Berkwitz Comments: Writing appears to be in Burmese script. Edges of leaves painted in gold with red stripe down middle.