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Notebook 3 ('iii')

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 DJG-DJG/2-DJG/2/2-DJG/2/2/3

Publication status

Published

Level of description

File

Extent and medium

1 item

Date(s)

  • 1830 - 1847 (Creation)

Context area

Repository

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The manuscript can be devided into two sections: 1) the English translation of the first verses of the 122-144th jātakas of the Theravāda Jātaka canon (around 547 jātakas in total), including the original Sinhalese text on the left hand-side pages, and 2) the first verses of the next 13 jātakas that are left untranslated. Written in Gogerly's hand; before November 6, 1847 in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The first section is 6 pages, while the second one - 5; aligned in columns. The item is slightly fragile. 20.7cmX16.2cm.

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Language of material

  • English
  • Sinhala
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