1 - 1 (Sinhalese) A Folk Treatise On Astrology, (as applied to man's daily life and occupations).
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1 - 2 (Sinhalese) Medicine Books In Verse.
1 - 3 (Sinhalese) Neket Pota, an horarary astrology.
2 - 1 (Pali-Sinhalese) Satipatthána Sutta.
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2-2 (Pali) Visuddhi Magga, (Dates c. 1800 - 1820).
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3 - 1 (Pali) Aguttara Nikaya, (also known as Aguttara Sangiya.)
4 - 1 (Sinhalese) Aguttara Nikaya, (wrapped in a cotton shroud.)
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4 - 2 (Sinhalese) Majjhima Nikaya (Dates c. 1800).
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5 - 1 (Sinhalese) Syámópasampadávata (Dates c. 1780).
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5 - 2 (Pali) Milinda Panha (Dates c. 1800).
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5 - 3 (Sinhalese) Satipatthána Sutta
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5 - 4 Fragments of Sinhalese and Pali manuscripts (transferred from the Stanford Museum).
Palm leaves, blank.
6 - 1 (Sinhalese) Abhidhamma Pitaka.
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7 through 10 A four volume Tibetan work. One volume is covered with a shroud of religious significance. [UNK] sutra [UNK] 100,000 [UNK] vols. [UNK]
11 - 1 Tao Kung, Manchu Emperor of China.
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11 - 2 a) Small Sinhalese fortune-telling book, approximately 3" in length.
b) 3 leaf fragment of Patimokkha.
11 - 3 Blank palm leaves.
Sketches and prints of inscriptions and relics.
Metal foil offerings.
12 Books and pamphlets on oriental religions, mystics and mysticism; see attached list.
(No # 13) See MS 278
14. 3 Palm leaf mss - [given by Mrs. Evans in 1975?]
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Alcyone and Mizar, Chicago, 1912.
Ali, Moulvi Mohd, Islam: The Religion Of Humanity, Lahore, 1920.
Antony, K. J., Rebirth and the God Idea, Colombo, 1921.
Arabic primer.
Besant, Annie, The Basis Of the Theosophical Society, Adyar, 1910.
Besant, Annie, Islam In the Light Of Theosophy, Adyar, 1912.
Besant, Annie, The Masters and the Way To Them, Adyar, 1912.
Besant, Annie, The Mysteries, Adyar, 1917.
Besant, Annie, The White Lodge and Its Messengers, Adyar, 1911.
Besant, Annie and H. T. Patterson, The Theosophical Society and H.P.B., London, 1890.
Bhashyacharya, Pandit N., The Age Of Patanjali, Adyar, 1915.
Blavatsky, H. P., Ancient Egyptian Magic, Adyar, 1914.
Blavatsky, H. P., My Books, Adyar, 1917.
Blavatsky, H. P., The Origin Of Evil, Adyar, 1917.
Brahmabandhav, Upadhyaya, The Infinite and the Finite, 1906.
Catalogue of Páli, Sinhalese, and Sanskrit Manuscripts In the Colombo Museum Library, Colombo, 1901.
Central Hindu College Magazine (The Monthly Organ Of Benares Hindu University), Vol. XIX, No. 1, January 1, 1919.
Ceylon National Review, Vol. III, January 1907.
Thomas Cook and Son, India, Ceylon, and Burma: A Select Tour Under Personal Escort, London, 1914.
Coombes, J. W., The Seven Pagodas, London, 1914.
Dharmapala, The Anagarika, Arya Dharma Of Sakya Muni, Gautama, Buddha, Calcutta, 1917.
Essentials Of Hinduism, Madras.
Evans-Wentz, W. Y., The Christian Doctrine Of Re-birth, Colombo, 1921.
Evans-Wentz, W. Y., The Doctrine Of Re-birth, Colombo, 1921.
Farquhar, J. N., A Primer Of Hinduism, London, 1914.
Kamaluddin, Khwaja, Four Lectures On Islam, Lahore, 1911.
Le Goc, M. J., The Doctrine Of Rebirth and Dr. Evans-Wentz, Colombo, 1921.
Livera, Charles de, Transmigration and Metempsychosis, Colombo, 1922.
Lye, T. K., Modern Science and the Revealed Word On Re-birth, Colombo, 1921.
Nanavaty, Chhaganlal Paramanandadas, Diet and Health, Bombay, 1914.
Newell, H. A., Madura, The Hall Of a Thousand Pillars, Madras.
Newell, H. A., Rameswaram, The Sacred Island, Madras.
Newell, H. A., Seven Pagodas, Chingleput, and Conjeeveram, Madras.
Noble, W. J. and H. Highfield, Karma and Rebirth: Esoteric Christianity, Colombo, 1921.
Olcott, Henry S., The Buddhist Catechism, Adyar, 1915.
Olcott, Henry S., The Life Of Buddha and Its Lessons, Adyar, 1912.
Olcott, Henry S., The Peril Of Indian Youth, Adyar, 1916.
Our Own, (The Organ Of the Buddhist High School, Badulla) Vol. I, No. 2, 1917.
Pantulu, G. R. Subramiah, Folk-lore of the Telugus, Madras.
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa: His Life and Teachings, Madras.
A Peep Into Sikhism, Amritsar.
Prakasar, S. Gnana, The Historical Aspect Of Christianity and Buddhism, Colombo, 1921.
Puri, Bhai Bishan das, Was Guru Nanak Dev a Mohammaden?, Amritsar.
Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch, Journal, 1858 - 1859,Vo. III, No. 11.
Saradananda, Swami, Stray Thoughts On the Literature and Religion Of India, Mylapore.
Senanayaka, R., Comparison Of Buddhist and Christian Doctrines, 1899.
Scott-Moncrieff, C. W., The Coming Christ and The Order Of the Star In the East, Adyar.
Silacara, Bhikkhu, Lotus Blossoms, London, 1914.
Silva, F.M.D., Some Impressions Of Recent Lectures On Kharma and Re-birth, Colombo.
Singh, Bhagat Lakshman, The Balm Of Life, Amritsar.
Singh, Bhai Puran, My Baba, Amritsar.
Singh, Jodh, Religion and Religious Life As Conceived By Guru Nanak, Amritsar.
Singh, Pritam, A Paper On Maharaja Ranjit Singh, The Lion Of the Punjab, Lahore, 1906.
Singh, Puran, Guru Govind Singh, Amritsar.
Singh, Puran, Guru Nanak's Rabab, Amritsar.
Sinha, J. Wettha, The Four Retentions Of Memory, Colombo, 1921.
Sinha, J. Wettha, The Visible Fruits Of the Life Of a Buddhist Monk, Colombo, 1921.
Subasinha, D. J., Buddhist Rules For the Laity, Madras, 1908.
The Vedic Magazine, Vol. Xii, No. 7, December 1918.
Swami Vivekananda: His Life and Teachings, Madras.
Walter, H. A., The Fact and Meaning Of Islam, Calcutta, 1918.
Weerakkody, D. J. C., Buddhist Doctrinal Points, Kandy, 1909.
The following works originally in the Evans-Wentz collection may be located in the stacks of the main library's collection:
Aston, W. G., Shinto: The Ancient Religion Of Japan, London, Constable and Co., Ltd., 1910.
Blavatsky, H. P., trans. and annotator, The Voice Of the Silence... from the Book of the Golden Precepts, Point Loma, The Aryan Theosophical Press, 1909.
Durga Prasad, An English Translation Of the Satyarti Prakash Of Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Lahore, Virjanand Press, 1908.
Evolution Of Mrs. Besant. Madras, Justice Printing Works, 1918.
Giles, Herbert A., Religions Of Ancient China, London, Archibeld Constable & Co., Ltd. 1905.
Marshall, Sir John, A Guide To Taxila, Calcutta, Superintendent Govt. Printing, 1918.
Pal, Bepin Chandra, Mrs. Annie Besant: A Psychological Study, Madras, Ganesh and Co.
The following works originally in the Evans-Wentz collection may be located in the Bender Room:
The Path To The Masters Of Wisdom, London, The Theosophical Publishing Society.
Williams, W. J., Hindu Mythology; Vedic and Puranic, Calcutta, Thacher, Spink, and Co., 1913.
The Works Of Late Pandit Guru Datta Vidyartui, Lahore, Aryan Printing and Publishing and General Trading Co., Ltd, 1912.
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OBJECTS
Covis from Old Delhi and Taxila (in Kodak film canister)
Urn from Kandy, Ceylon
Seal, Hanuman, Lingam, Vishnu, Feet of Vishnu, Talisman, and Armpiece from Benares
Lingam from Kashmir
Buddhas from [Mt.] Isaya, India
Buddhist Temple Lamp, Kandy, Ceylon
3 Styluses from Ceylon (one in case) - used for writing palm leaf books
2 Indian votive offerings or Talismans
Seal from Ceylon
Sandalwood Rosary from [Risbi?] Kesh, and several unidentified objects.
Scope and Content Note
Votive offering (?)
Link chain with unidentified objects
Incense burner (?)