The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal July 1837

On reaching the Mahawiharo (at Anuradhapura) he entered the fahcipadhano hall the most splendid of the apartments in the teihciro and li' acd to the Singhalest.Arthahatkci and the Tlarawada from beginning to"tiOS Exanzination of the Pelts Buddhist 41 Annals the end propounded by the three S'anghapOli ; and became thoroughly convin that they conveyed the true meaning of the doctrines of t [...] Thereafter the objects of his mission havice been fulfilled he returned to Janitrudipo to worship at the bo-tree (at Urutvelig in Mayadha)." The foregoing remarks sustained by the ensuing translation of the account of the FIRST CONVOCATION show that the following descre Pansies exist between the Tibetan version of the Ktilt-gyur and thi Pali version of the Pitakattayan extant in Ceylon. [...] The (nature of the) eflakalha Dhuladhantm6. Kammatth6ndni together with all the Chariyawidh4 ir Jh6n6ni the whole scope of the Sarn6patti the whole of Ablriiri ciyo tho exposition of the Penns the IChencla the Dhcitu the Indriy6ni the four AryOni.sachchtini the Pachchay4k61-6 the pure and comprehensive Nay6 and the indilpensable Afagy4i and griphassanaldrawona --all these having on a f [...] The contents of the Dighayamo are of the Trayyo (class) three—namely the Silatragoo the Itfah6waggo and the POlikawagyo consisting of thirty-four SutOni of which (Dighagamo) the Silakkhantlho is the first Trragya : and of the SullOni (of that Waygo) the Brahmajalan is the first Sultan. [...] This (portion) was called the " Winaya-Pitako." The collection of thirty-four Suttantd commencing with the Brahmajdlan is the " Dighanikdy.o." The collection of one hundred and fifty-two Statantd commencing with the 1110apariyaya is the " Majjhimanikaya." The collection of seven thousand seven hundred and sixty Stalwart comencing with the Oghakarana sultan is the " Sanguttanikayo." The c