Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c7.s2.t6.62
Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c7.s2.t6.62
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The Sinhalese script is thought to be essentially a local development from an early form of Brāhmī, which is well attested in the early cave inscriptions of Sri Lanka (3.1.4.2.2 and 4.3.7.1). But the evolution of the Sinhalese script over the centuries has been strongly influenced by other Indian models, especially Grantha (see DIP 215–25, esp. 216).