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saṃdeśa

genre of poetry

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Sinhalese literature

In South Asian arts: Sinhalese literature: 10th century ad to 19th century
This genre, so-called saṃdeśa literature, by no means unknown on the mainland, proliferated widely on Ceylon.
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