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described as the disciple of Buddhavlra (Buddha-
mrassa sissoj.
There is an earlier book of Sirimangala, namely,
Jressantarad~ipam> which he wrote in A. D. 1517.
The book Uppatasanti does not give the name
of the author nor the date of its composition. It
contains sloka in honour of the Lord Buddha, Dham-
ma and Samgha, which are recited to avoid acci-
dents. The Sasana Vamsa maintains that the reci-
tation of these slofas led to the defeat of a Chinese
army.1
Besides these books, there are other numerous
works preserved in the libraries of Siam and Cam-
boja.
In the city of Navapura^ there flourished other
writers. One of them is Nnnakitti, a Buddhist monk,
who appeared during the last years of the fifteenth
century. In his monastery, which was known as
Panasaramat of the city of Xieng-mai (Navapura),
he wrote a series of grammatical commentaries of
Atthakathas of Buddhaghosa. His Panasarama
was situated in the north-west side of the city of Abhi-
navapura (Iti Ab/rinavapfyravAayanagarassa pacchi-
mutfaradisU bhUge patittite PanasUrame). At that
time the king of this Abhinavapura was Siri Tibhu-
vanadiccadhamma raja.
The libraries of Phnoip P<Sn and of Bangkok
preserve among others the following works :—
1. Ibid. p. 51.