Catalogue of the Sinhalese manuscripts in the library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / K.D. Somadasa.

  • Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. Library
Date:
1996
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Credit: Catalogue of the Sinhalese manuscripts in the library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / K.D. Somadasa. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    small and neat hand of another scribe. The leaves from f. 68 have astrological numerals 1-45 but written in quite a small hand. Begin: Namo tassa ... bin liyage mudunë sitiyemi ahasa sevanê deviyange varaminê kiyan atavisi muniñdu saranë maru magata ikmena nirä mañgata no-ikmena me kavi Mahabinikmana madak pavasami asavu häma dena[f. 4(ki)v.2] Present end: väsanä äti munirajun guna asä ... nidimatë desanä kala maguí sadaham äsüvä men savanatê e-dina mukayê tibennâ sema nitarama nonâvaté desanä karalä vadinnä sema satutu vadavä site II. ff. 121(ju)a-l43(jhl)b Pirinivan jätakaya (kavi) A Sinhala poem of the 18th century, by an anonymous author, on the demise of the Buddha. A good copy, not inked. Printed edn, Pirinivan jätakaya, 234 stanzas - [Galle]: 1885. Begin: Namo tassa ... Siripa piyum pita satapä vadina hämavita maga pâ mok purata nitora pinipä keren muniñduta noki häki pamana däka guna nana vikum anasaka Gautama muni kaleka kiyan pä Pirinivan jätaka[f. 121b, v. 1] Present end: (an unusual aspiration) suba Siri Laka net tiruvä loba vi sata kataka ruvä (?) loba kara sit pemma ruvä labami näga kanya ruvä Sasañga siyal bambalova väsena deviyanl ws. 96 Palm-leaf; ff. i, 154(1—38;i, 39-77; 78-115; 116-154); 5 x 38.5 cm; this composite MS has four major MSS. of varying sizes of leaves; handwriting also varies; wooden covers painted with an
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