The pali literature of Ceylon CONTENTS INTRODUCTION THE CONVERSION OF CEYLON THE WRITTING DOWN OF THE BOOKS THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUDDHIST CULTURE THE BEGINNINGS OF LITERARY ACTIVITY BUDDHAGHOSA BUDDHAGHOSA'S SUCCESSORS THE PALI CHRONICLES THE DAWN OF THE GOLDEN ERA THE AUGUSTAN ACE SARIPUTTA'S CIRCLE THE AGE OF PANDITA PARAKRAMA THE TwiLiGHT GLow THE DARK AGE THE MODERN PERIOD BIBLIOGRAPHY SUPPLEMENT