Francis Lee Woodward

Francis Lee Woodward, M.A., (Cantab.) was an English educator and scholar. He served as Principal of Mahinda Buddhist College in the town of Galle, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon).

Mr. Woodward was educated at Cambridge University.

Writings

One of Mr. Woodward's most noteworthy translations was Manual of a Mystic, published in 1917 for the Pali Text Society. The original manuscript was a relatively recent work, but a reviewer wrote,

It is of unique interest as being the only known exposition of the Buddhist method of meditation; while Theosophists will doubtless find many indications of a knowledge of the whereabouts of the chakrams and the significance of the colours in the aura...

Here, then, we have a sphinx-like classic, rendered into worthy English, and beautifully printed and bound. We congratualte the translator and all concerned in the production.

Here is a list of Woodward's publications:

• Manual of a Mystic. London: Oxford University Press, 1917. This was a translation from the Pāli and Sinhalese work entitled The Yogavachara's Manual. It was edited, with introductory essay, by Mrs. Rhys Davids, and published for the Pali Text Society.