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Śaka 1777 (1855 ce.)

Pūjāvaliya

MS Sinhalese 31

A Sinhala Buddhist text known as ‘The string of offerings’ (to Buddha) by Buddhaputra Mahāthera in 1266. It is an encyclopedic Sinhala prose work.

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Sarpa vedakama; Demaḷa siṃhala vaidya akārādiyaka; Veda potak: sarvāṅga veda potak; Veda potak: sarvāṅga veda potak; Veda potak

MS Sinhalese 28

This contains Sarpa vedakama (treatment for snake bite), Demaḷa siṃhala vaidya akārādiyaka (Tamil-Sinhala medical lexicon on herbs), Veda potak: sarvāṅga veda potak (Sinh...

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Santāna-dīpikā vyākhyānaya (Skt-Sinh.); Daśā phala (?); Daśā phala kīma (kavi); Graha phala hā näkat phala (kavi); Paladāvaliya (kavi); Lagna dīpikā

MS Sinhalese 12

This is a composite manuscript of Sanskrit astrological texts with Sinhala paraphrase. It contains Santāna-dīpikā vyākhyānaya (Skt-Sinh.), an astrological text, verses in...

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Handi veda pota

MS Sinhalese 6

A Sinhala medical text that describes sprains, fractures and its treatments.

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