1. Introduction 97 2. The State of the Palm-leaf Manuscript 98 I. Stains 98 II. Ink fading 99 III. Damage and fragmentation 99 IV. Biological degradation andmicrobiological contamination 99 V. Fraying 99 VI. Hole fraying 100 3. A Comparative Table of the Folio Numbers and Their Contents 100 4. A Diplomatic Edition of the BCAP Commentaries on BCA 1.1, 3.28–33 and 4.1–14 106 4.1 Symbols and Abbreviations Used in the Transliteration: 106 4.2 The Maṅgala verses and commentary on the BCA’s verse 1.1 106 4.3 The commentaries on the BCA’s verses 3.28–33 108 4.4 The commentaries on the BCA’s verses 4.1–14 110 Acknowledgement 115 References 115 Notes 116
