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APPENDIX V. 



The Text of the Jdtalia Pela Sanne or Jdtaka Gdthd Sanne 

 (Jdtahas 1-50J, with Notes. — Bt/ J. F. Dickson, 

 M.A. (Oxon.J. 



This sanne is attributed to Rajaamrari. Who he was and when 

 he lived is not known : but it is generally supposed that this 

 sanne forms part of the great Sinhalese edition of the Jatakas 

 issued about 1307 A.D., in the reign of Parakrama Bahu IV. 

 (surnamed Pandita), who ascended the throne in 1303 A.D. He 

 got a learned Cholian priest to teach him Pali Jatakas, and after- 

 wards caused them to be translated into Sinhalese and read before 

 a learned assembly of priests, who revised the work. He had 

 copies of it distributed all over the Island, and entrusted it 

 specially to a learned Thera called Medhankara, with directions 

 to perpetuate it in his line of pupils. The name of the Cholian 

 priest is not given, but the king treated hioi with great respect 

 and liberality, and built for him near Ratgama a Vihara and 

 monastery called Sirighanananda. J. F. D. 



The Old Palace, 

 Kandy, 10th September, 1884. 



JATAKA PELA SANNE * 



JSamo tassa bhagavato arahato sammd sambuddhassa. 

 Apannakaih thanaih eke dutiyam ahu takkika, 

 Etadannaya medhavi tain ganhe yad apannakaih. 

 Eke, bodhisatvadivu samahara pandita vara kenek — apannakaih 

 avirudddavu — thanam, karanaya— ahu, kiyati — takkika, tamanta 

 mange utprekshayen ayuttaratthayen kalpanakarannavu tark 

 kayo— dutiyam, saparadhavu deveni karanaya — ahu, kiyati 

 medhavi, nuvan'etto — etam, me viruddhaviruddha vasayen si 

 karanaya — annaya, dena — yam. yamek — apannakaih, aviruddha 

 taihganhe, ganneyi. (Appannaka Jatakam.) 



2. 



Akitasuno vannupathe khananta 

 Ud'angano tattha papam avinduih 

 Evaih muni viriya balupapanno 

 Akilasu vinde hadayassa santim 



* [Note. — I have corrected tbe proof according to Mr. Dickson's MS., n 

 attempting to revise the text. — Ed.'] 



