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GB 891 DJG-DJG/3-DJG/3/7
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Translation of the Ambaṭṭha Sutta (129-170)
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- 1830 - 1860 (Creation)
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The notebook contains the first part of the English translation of the Ambaṭṭha sutta. Written in Gogerly's hand, probably in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), date unknown. 170 pages; black ink. Half of the pages are loose. The Ambaṭṭha sutta denounces the principles of caste and the pretensions of Brahmins. 20.3cmX16.4cm.
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- English
- Sinhala