In token of respect and affection I dedicate to my counsellor andfriend of many years, Hikkaduwe Sumangala, Pradhāna NāyakaSthavīra and High Priest of Adam's Peak (Sripada) and the WesternProvince, THE BUDDHIST CATECHISM, in its revised form.
H. S. OLCOTT
Adyar, 1903.
THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA
THE DHARMA OR DOCTRINE
THE SANGHA
THE RISE AND SPREAD OF BUDDHISM
BUDDHISM AND SCIENCE
APPENDIX—The Fourteen Propositions accepted by the
Northern andSouthern Buddhists as a Platform of Unity
VIDYODAYA COLLEGE,
Colombo, 7th July, 1881.
I hereby certify that I have carefully examined the Sinhalese versionof the Catechism prepared by Colonel H. S. Olcott, and that the same isin agreement with the Canon of the Southern Buddhist Church. Irecommend the work to teachers in Buddhist schools, mid to all otherswho may wish to impart information to beginners about the essentialfeatures of our religion.
H. SUMANGALA,
High Priest of Sripada and Galle,and Principal of the VidyodayaParivena.
VIDYODAYA COLLEGE,
April 7, 1897.
I have gone over the thirty-third (English) edition of the Catechism,with the help of interpreters, and confirm my recommendation for itsuse in Buddhist schools.