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The Saddhamma-Samgaha which is a non-canonical Pali work of a later date has been edited in Roman characters for the first time by N. Saddhananda of Ceylon and published in the Journal of the Pali Text Society for the year 1890. This work, as its title suggests, is a compendium of the traditional history of Buddhism. Its colophon mentions that the book was compiled by thera Dhammakitti of Ceylon at a great monastery called Lankarama built by the great king ...
The Legend of the Topes is a translation of Thupavamsa written by Vacissara Thera, the librarian of King Parakkamabahu (AD 1153-86) of Ceylon. The author sums up the life of the Buddha in a masterly way and gives a detailed account of the topes which were erected over the bodily relics of the Buddha with their later history. The word 'tope' is derived from the Sanskrit stupa which denotes the dome-shaped shrine of the Buddhists. Thupavamsa is divided into two ...
An attempt has been made in this volume to collect and published some contributions to the study of Buddhist thought from eastern and western scholars. Some of the papers originally sent to me for publication in it were lent after having received permission from their authors, to the Editor of the Indian Historical Quarterly for publication in his Journal. I have reproduced them all in it. Various topics relating to Buddhism and Buddhist history have no doubt ...
This book, published for the first time in 2 volumes in 1933,has become a classic in Pali studies. It presents an exhaustivepicture of the Pali literature, both canonical and post-canonical,giving summaries of all the Pali books, from the VinayaPitaka which specifies the rules of conduct for bhikkhus andbhikkhunis to the JÈtaka Tales containing popular stories. Hereare presented the first Buddhist books in history, which becamethe scriptures that form the base ...