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Mahābodhivaṃsa.

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1 online resource (62 leaves) : illustrations
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Subjects:
Buddhism -- Doctrines.
Buddhism -- Sri Lanka.
Buddhism.
Sri Lanka.
Bodhi Tree.
Buddhist literature.
Pali literature.
Sri Lankan literature.
Form/Genre:
Facsimiles.
Manuscripts, Pali.
Manuscripts.
Manuscripts, Digital.
Language:
In Pali (Sinhalese)
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
text file
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 (May 17, 2012).
Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
62 leaves foliated 1-58, left verso.
Dated March 25, 1872 in arabic numerals in same scribal hand (f. 4v).
Mistakes crossed out; some corrections and additions in margins.
Plain wood covers.
Dimensions of original manuscript: 48 x 7 cm.
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Libraries, 2012.
Penn Provenance:
Original held by Arizona State University Libraries.
Cited as:
ASU Ms. 4006