Hi there Tzungkuen,

It means (lit.) beginning-talk on book(s)

As this term is still in use in Sinhalese (religious)
language and is found in medieval Sinhalese literature
as well, its meaning is obviously that of an
"Introduction (arambhakatha) to a book (or number of
books - the compound doesnt make this clear, but the
context will)

mettaya,

Lennart

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