Program

Research Programs: Translations

Period of Performance

7/1/1986 - 6/30/1988

Funding Totals

$40,000.00 (approved)
$40,000.00 (awarded)


Transl. of SADDHARMARATNAVALIYA (Gems of the True Doctrine), Sinhala Myths, Folktales & Buddhist Legends

FAIN: RL-20950-86

Ranjini Dayawati Obeyesekere
Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3001)

To support the translation of the SADDHARMARATNAVALIYA (Gems of the True Doctrine), a collection of stories about murderers, saints, demonesses, and folk cult heroes written by a 13th-century Sri Lankan monk to popularize Buddhist doctrines and ethics.