Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 DJG-DJG/4
Title
Translation of the Thūpavaṃsa
Date(s)
- 1830 - 1860 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
5 files
Context area
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This series contains four manuscripts related to Gogerly's translation of the Thūpavaṃsa chronicle. The Thūpavamsa, composed by Parākama Pandita in thirteenth-century Sri Lanka, is an important example of a Buddhist chronicle written in the vernacular… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
- pli
- Sinhala