Kathāvatthuppakaraṇa (Pali MS 48)
This text (found in the Abhidhamma-piṭaka) contests the veracity of particularly egregious and controversial commentaries that had emerged during the 3rd century BC due to the spread of misinformation following poor interpretation. The deviations are thus corrected with references to Buddha’s original teachings. Ola leaf manuscript in Sinhalese characters of the complete text, with one misplaced leaf tied at the end.
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- Physical Location: The John Rylands Library
- Collection: Pali Manuscripts Collection
- Classmark: Pali MS 48
- Alternative Identifier(s): R38640
- Title: Kathāvatthuppakaraṇa
- Alternative Title(s): Abhidhamma-piṭaka
- Subject(s): Buddhist philosophy
- Origin Place: Sri Lanka?
- Date of Creation: Undated (probably 19th century)
- Associated Person(s): Davids, T. W. Rhys (Thomas William Rhys), 1843-1922
- Format: Tālapatra
- Extent: 148 leaves Leaf height: 61 mm, width: 631 mm.
- Layout: 8 to 9 written lines
- Script:
In Sinhalese script. Clear and legible handwriting.
- Binding:
Wood covers Binding height: 77 mm, width: 642 mm, depth: 75 mm.
- Origin: Copied in Sri Lanka?. Undated (probably 19th century).
- Provenance:
Bought for the PaliText Society by T.W. Rhys Davids in 1884 from the Vanavasa Vihara, Bentota.
- Acquisition: Presented in 1915 by T.W. Rhys Davids.
- Date of Acquisition: 1915
- Data Source(s): Records are based on the catalogue by N.A. Jayawickrama entitled "Pali Manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester", Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 55, no. 1 (1972): 146-176.
- Funding: Paramaththa and the International Centre for Theravada Buddhism UK (ICTB UK)
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- Physical Location: The John Rylands Library
- Collection: Pali Manuscripts Collection
- Classmark: Pali MS 48
- Alternative Identifier(s): R38640
- Title: Kathāvatthuppakaraṇa
- Alternative Title(s): Abhidhamma-piṭaka
- Subject(s): Buddhist philosophy
- Origin Place: Sri Lanka?
- Date of Creation: Undated (probably 19th century)
- Associated Person(s): Davids, T. W. Rhys (Thomas William Rhys), 1843-1922
- Format: Tālapatra
- Extent: 148 leaves Leaf height: 61 mm, width: 631 mm.
- Layout: 8 to 9 written lines
- Script:
In Sinhalese script. Clear and legible handwriting.
- Binding:
Wood covers Binding height: 77 mm, width: 642 mm, depth: 75 mm.
- Origin: Copied in Sri Lanka?. Undated (probably 19th century).
- Provenance:
Bought for the PaliText Society by T.W. Rhys Davids in 1884 from the Vanavasa Vihara, Bentota.
- Acquisition: Presented in 1915 by T.W. Rhys Davids.
- Date of Acquisition: 1915
- Data Source(s): Records are based on the catalogue by N.A. Jayawickrama entitled "Pali Manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester", Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 55, no. 1 (1972): 146-176.
- Funding: Paramaththa and the International Centre for Theravada Buddhism UK (ICTB UK)
