Re: To Nyanatusita, 1. MS research in Sri Lanka, 2. Duroiselle's Grammar

Hello Bhante,

> I am pleased that you advertise this important matter and that it might
> eventually lead to a concrete project.

Yes, my line of thinking is this: if I can get five scholars
interested in the project, or to actually apply for funding, the odds
are that at least one of them will actually be able to participate
(circa 5 years from now!).

>I doubt that there would be
> vernacular MS in SL, but I remember having seen vernacular colophons and
> footnotes.

It may be that their entire contribution to the project would be
translating colophons --and, of course, practical matters with
digitization, etc.

Some of these "mainland" colophons contain interesting historical
information --and I expect that very few Sinhalese scholars can read
them (*I* certainly cannot read them!).

E.M.