Jewels of the Doctrine Himalayan Institute (USA) Thanks also to Naomi

Thanks also to Naomi

It is very much to be welcomed

London:- “It cannot be denied that the present system of medicine is a burning shame to its professors

intestinal inertia (alasaka) and retardation of evacuation (vilambika) 264 VII

Jewels of the Doctrine Himalayan Institute (USA) Thanks also to NaomiThis is a translation o the first fifteen stories of the thirteenth century Sinhala work, the Saddharma Ratnvaliya written by the monk Dharmasena. The Saddharma Ratnavaliya is in turn an expanded version of the fifth century Pali work, the Dhammapadaattakata. The stories are lively and entertaining, of interest to the general reader and the specialist. A skilled teacher and raconteur the author probes the depths of Buddhist philosophical doctrine and