...religion, laws, manners, feelings, and customs of the people who professed the Buddhist religion in the island of Ceylon. The priests, after much consideration...followers in every part of the island, presented to Sir Alexander copies of the Mahavansi, Rajavali, and Riijaratnacari, as containing the most genuine...

...for me, as well from hooks as other sources, the most authentic information that could he ohtained relative to the religion, usages, manners, and feelings...copies which I now possess of the Mahavansi, Rajavali, Kajaratnacari, as containing, according to the judgment of the hest informed of the Buddhist priests...

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...consideration amongst themselves, and after frequent consultations with their followers in evenpart of the island, presented to me the copies which I now possess of the Mahawansi, Rajawali, Rajaratnacari, as containing, according to the judgment of the best informed of...

...religion, laws, manners, feelings, and customs of the people who professed the Buddhist religion in the island of Ceylon. The priests, after much consideration...followers in every part of the island, presented to Sir Alexander copies of the Mahavansi, Rajavali, and Rajaratnacari, as containing the most genuine...