[Wellcome MS Sinhalese 277]

Iti-bisō jātakaya (kavi). A poem of 340 verses attributed to Pandita Patiräja, on the story of how the Bodhisatta born as a woman made efforts to be a man so that he could become a Buddha.

Palm-leaf; ff. 55(1-55); 4.3 x 31.7 cm; three to four quatrains to a side; skilled hand. Possibly late 18th century.