Collection ID: 0002 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Mahābodhivaṃsa

Call number

ASU 3970
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania., Rare Book & Manuscript Library Web)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 5444499
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5444499

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Language

In Pali ǂb (Sinhalese)

Summary

Buddhist text; story of bringing Bodhi tree to Sri Lanka; this text is used in modern monastic colleges to teach Pali language.

Notes

• Title supplied by cataloger (viewed on May 17, 2012).
   
• Written in 7-8 lines per leaf.
   
• 87 leaves foliated [i, 1], 2-86, left recto in Sinhala, right recto in arabic numerals.
   
• Dated June 30, 1863 in arabic numerals in same scribal hand (f. 86r).
   
• Mistakes crossed out; some corrections and additions in margins.
   
• Plain, varnished wood covers.
   
• Dimensions of original manuscript: 48 x 7 cm.
   

Extent

1 online resource (87 leaves) :

Support

Ill.

Provenance

• Original held by Arizona State University Libraries.
   

Subjects topical

• Buddhism--Doctrines
• Buddhism--Sri Lanka
• Bodhi Tree
• Buddhist literature
• Pali literature
• Sri Lankan literature

Genres

• Facsimiles
• Manuscripts, Pali--19th century
• Manuscripts--Sri Lanka--19th century
• Manuscripts, Digital

Licenses

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