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Sinhalese, to correspond with what has been done in the case of the 

 second part. That the Tika, or early Commentary, be revised and 

 translated into Sinhalese and English.' The edition of the Pali text 

 of the second part, together with a i translation into Sinhalese by the 

 High Priest Sumaiigala and the Pandit Batuwantudawe, had then 

 already appeared, and that of the first part was passing through the 

 Government Press, while arrangements were in progress with the 

 Maha Mudaliyar L. de Zoysa for continuing the translation com- 

 menced by Turnour. Unfortunately, the Maha Mudaliyar was for a 

 long time unable to make any progress in the translation through 

 failing health and loss of sight, and as he was anxious to complete his 

 catalogue of MSS. in the Temple Libraries of Ceylon, the task of 

 furnishing the translation of the second part of the Mahavansa was 

 entrusted to Mudaliyar L. C. Wijesinha, who has acquitted himself 

 •of it in a scholarly manner. L. de Zoysa, Maha Mudaliyar, died in 

 March, 1884. The length of time that has elapsed since is amply 

 compensated for by the excellence of Mr. Wijesinha's work. What 

 still remains to be done is a critical edition and English translation of 

 the Tika, and we trust the Ceylon Government will not lose sight of 

 this important part of Sir W, H. Gregory's programme. 



" The translator rightly follows the printed text, sand gives his 

 reasons whenever he deviates from it • see his note B on chapter 

 XXXIX., and his notes on chapter LXYL, 150 ; chapter LXXYL, 30, 

 91, 171, 327 ; chapter LXXVIL, 52. He also reproduces Tumour's 

 translation, marking, however, in italics the faulty words and passages, 

 for which he substitutes in foot-notes his own rendering. The changes 

 he has thus proposed are obviously important and numerous, and he 

 deserves our warm acknowledgments for the pains he has taken in 

 this revision." 



Several ancient works have been printed and published for 

 the first time ; amongst them are : — 



Dakshina Vibhahga Sutraya (Pali), edited by M. Nanissara 

 Sami. 



Sevulsandesa : Cock's Message (Sinhalese), probably 15th 

 century, by J. Samaradiwakara. 



Visuddhimdrgaya (14th, 15th, and 16th Parts), (Pali, 5th 

 century), of Buddhaghosa Thera, by M. Dharmaratna. 



Saddharmdlankaraya, Part I. (Sinhalese), by M. Nanissara 

 Unnanse. 



Dhdtiiwansaya (Sinhalese), by Kakusandhi Maha Thero. 



Abhidhamma Atthasdlini Attayana (Pali), by K. Panna- 

 sekhara Sthavira. 



Sqmanthakuta War nana by W. Dhammananda Thero and 

 M. Nanissara Unnanse. 



Mahdbddhiwanso (Pali), by Pedinnuwe Sobhita. 



Mogg allay ana Vydkarana (Pali), by H. Dewamitta 

 Thero. 



Vritta Maldkhyava (Sinhalese and Sanskrit), by Pandit 

 Batuwantudawe. 



Nikaya Sangrahaiva (Sinhalese), 14th century, edited by 

 D. M. de Zilva Wickramasinghe. 



