This is a printed version of the Sāsanavaṃsa-dīpaya text written in Sinhalese. The book was printed in 1903, in Sri Lanka. It has 160 uncut pages and a red paper cover. The Sāsanavaṃsa-dīpaya is a history of the Buddhist order in Burma, composed by the Burmese monk Paññāsāmi in 1861. It was originally written in Pāli prose, and is based on earlier documents in Pāli and Burmese. The cover is slightly fragile. Approx. 21.5cmX14.5cm.

This is 'Tajjaniya-kama, Culla vagga, Vinaya Pitaka' handwritten by Gogerly in the Sinhalese script, probably in Sri Lanka; date unknown. The manuscript consists of eight bound notebooks (16 pages each). Brown paper, brown ink. Approx. 22.2cmX14.5cm.

This is Ayacanāyō handwritten by Gogerly in the Sinhalese script, probably in Sri Lanka; date unknown. The notebook has 31 pages, the text being written on one side only. White paper, brown ink. Slightly fragile. 21.2cmX16cm.

Dhamma Gāthā Sannaya handwritten by Gogerly in the Sinhalese script, in Sri Lanka; date unknown. The item consists of 24 loose double A4 sheets. White paper, black ink. The text is written on one side only. Approx. 32.5cmX21cm.

The manuscript is an unknown text handwritten by Gogerly in the Sinhalese script and English, probably in Sri Lanka; date unknown. 24 bound pages; brown paper, brown ink. The text is written on the first three pages, whereas the rest are left blank. 33.5cmX21cm.

This is a single sheet with a note 'Swatsangara.' Handwritten by Gogerly; date and place unknown. White paper, brownish pencil. 21cmX16.3cm.

The manuscript is an exposition of the Four Noble Buddhist Truths, given in the Saccavibhaṅga sutta. Written by an unknown author; date unknown. The item consists of a single A4 sheet only. White paper, black ink.

There are four indexes for Gogerly's translations of four different Theravāda Buddhist texts (Sarasaṅgaha, Sutta-saṅgaha, Cariyā-piṭaka and Vibhaṅga). The indexes are written by an unknown author. [32.5cmX21cm]

The manuscript is an index for Gogerly's translation of the Sarasaṅgaha. Written by an unknown authour; date and place unknown. Contains a loose double sheet only. The text is written on the first page and is aligned in columns. The Sarasaṅgaha is known as a 'manual of dhamma', written by Siddhattha in the 13th century CE.

The Papers of Alexander Johnston consists of manuscripts written by Johnston, commissioned by him, or simply presented by him to the Society. These are:

• Portfolio of material donated by Sir Alexander Johnston to the Royal Asiatic Society
• 'A Summary of the Principle Evidence for the Truth, Divine Origin of the Christian Revelation' by Beilby, Lord Bishop of London, translated J.G. Philips & C. de Saram into Sinhalese.
• "Moses in the Bulrushes - A Sacred Drama" and "Joseph" by Hannah More, translations in Sinhalese.
• Report on tumuli or barrows in the Sardis region (Turkey) by George Hale.