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              GB 891 DJG-DJG/15-DJG/15/3 · Subseries · 19th Aug 1907 - 3rd Jul 1908
              Part of Papers of Daniel John Gogerly

              There are six letters, written to and by the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop between 1907 and 1908. Bishop was the superintendent of the Wesleyan Methodist Book Room at the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, Colombo.

              Bishop Arthur Stanley
              GB 891 DJG · Fonds · 1822 - 1908

              The material mainly consists of handwritten translations of Buddhist texts by Gogerly and others, handwritten Pali-English dictionaries, and later correspondence concerning their publication.

              Gogerly Daniel John 1792-1862
              Stanley Bishop Letter 1
              GB 891 DJG-DJG/15-DJG/15/3-DJG/15/3/1 · File · 19th Aug 1907
              Part of Papers of Daniel John Gogerly

              A letter of correspondence from Edmund Rowland Jayathilake Gooneratne to the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop in which he writes that he will be glad to look over Gogerl'y papers that Bishop is preparing to publish. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 19 August 1907. The folded sheet has a printed letterhead 'Yatha Pracna Statha Vibhawah.' 17.6cmX11.3cm.

              Bishop Arthur Stanley
              Stanley Bishop Letter 2
              GB 891 DJG-DJG/15-DJG/15/3-DJG/15/3/2 · File · 3rd Oct 1907
              Part of Papers of Daniel John Gogerly

              A letter of correspondence from Charlotte Hughes, RAS Secretary, to the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop in which she writes that she cannot answer Stanley Bishop's questions as they do not have the Gogerly works in question. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated, October 3, 1907. The folded sheet has a printed letterhead 'Royal Asiatic Society, 22 Albemarle Street London, W.' 17.5cmX11.2cm.

              Bishop Arthur Stanley
              Stanley Bishop Letter 3
              GB 891 DJG-DJG/15-DJG/15/3-DJG/15/3/3 · File · 11st Oct 1907
              Part of Papers of Daniel John Gogerly

              A letter of correspondence from Charlotte Hughes, RAS Secretary, to the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop, to include a letter from Professor Arnold of the India Office (see DJG/15/2). Handwritten, 2 sides, dated October 11, 1907. The folded sheet has a printed letterhead 'Royal Asiatic Society, 22 Albemarle Street London, W.' 17.5cmX11.2cm.

              Bishop Arthur Stanley
              Stanley Bishop Letter 4
              GB 891 DJG-DJG/15-DJG/15/3-DJG/15/3/4 · File · 4th May 1908
              Part of Papers of Daniel John Gogerly

              A letter of correspondence from Edmund Rowland Jayathilake Gooneratne to the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop, in which Gooneratne comments on various phrases for translation. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 4 May 1908.

              Bishop Arthur Stanley
              Stanley Bishop Letter 5
              GB 891 DJG-DJG/15-DJG/15/3-DJG/15/3/5 · File · 27th Jun 1908
              Part of Papers of Daniel John Gogerly

              A letter from the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop, to accompany a prospectus for the publication of Gogerly's Buddhist translations. Printed, 1 side, dated 26 June, 1908 in Colombo. There is a further handwritten sheet listing Gogerly's published translations of various Theravāda Buddhism scriptures. 6.5cmX21cm and approx. 27.2cmX22cm.

              Bishop Arthur Stanley
              Stanley Bishop Letter 6
              GB 891 DJG-DJG/15-DJG/15/3-DJG/15/3/6 · File · 3rd Jul 1908
              Part of Papers of Daniel John Gogerly

              A letter of correspondence from Edmund Rowland Jayathilake Gooneratne to the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop in which he thanks Stanley Bishop for the first volume of Gogerly's writings and makes some editorial suggestions. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated July 3, 1908. The folded sheet has a printed letterhead 'Yatha Pracna Statha Wibhawah.' 17.7cmX11.3cm.

              Bishop Arthur Stanley
              GB 891 DJG-DJG/3-DJG/3/4 · File · 1830 - 1860
              Part of Papers of Daniel John Gogerly

              The notebook includes the complete translations of the Ambaṭṭha and Soṇadaṇḍa suttas as well as the part 1 of the Kūtadanta sutta translation. Written in Gogerly's hand, probably in Colombo, Sri Lanka; date unknown. 62 pages. The Ambaṭṭha sutta denounces the principles of caste and the pretensions of Brahmins. The Soṇadaṇḍa sutta features a discussion between the Buddha and the well-known Brahmin Soṇadaṇḍa on the actions that monks and nuns should avoid in order to be 'perfected in morality.' The Kūtadanta sutta tells a story about a king called Mahāvījita, who wanted to organize a large-scale sacrifice to ensure his comfort and welfare for many years to come. 20.3cmX16.4cm.

              Gogerly Daniel John 1792-1862 Reverend, Missionary, Pali and Sinhalese translator