Anga Lipi
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Anga Lipi (𑂃𑂁𑂏) was a historical writing system.[1] The Anga Lipi finds its mention in the Buddhist text "Lalitvistar" which says Anga lipi was among the 64 scripts known to Lord Buddha.[2]
The Anga Script is mentioned in an ancient Sanskrit language Buddhist book, the Lalitavistara, which names Anga Lipi relatively early in the list of 64 scripts known to the Buddha. Arthur Coke Burnell thought that some of the sixty-four scripts mentioned in the Lalitavistara were mythical, but he considered some, including Dravid, Anga and Banga, to be real, though not appearing as distinct alphabets until the 9th or 10th century CE.[3] (Burnell regarded this passage as a late interpolation.)
