A Content Analysis of Poth Liyamane Anisaṃsa

Abstract

Palm leaves manuscripts were the very famous printed material in the past of Ceylon and other many South Asian Countries. In Sri Lanka, a many of People used to write the knowledge which should be preserved for the future generations, on palm leaves manuscripts. So they have printed their knowledge which they had upon Buddha’s Dhamma, literature and grammar of the languages called Sinhala, Pali and Sanskrit etc., Astrology, Ayurvedic Medicine, Esotericism and all valuable knowledge. Today, though we cannot available the full amount of palm leaf manuscripts which was produced by the past people we can use the preserved books among them. Many of books are stored in the libraries of several ancient Buddhist Temples in Sri Lanka. And Some are available at the British Library, London because that books were carried to the British in British Period of Sri Lanka. So, in this study a content analysis is done on a palm leaf manuscript called Poth Liyamane Anisaṃsa which is available at the library of the School of Oriental & African Studies (University of London). The study reveals the benefits of the writing Buddha’s Dhamma Book while based on the content of Poth Liyamane Anisaṃsa.