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Buddhist monastic palm leaf manuscripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6825
Scope and content Palm leaf manuscripts from Myanmar containing monastic rules of conduct. The first manuscript contains extracts from the Pali Vinaya, the monastic code of discipline, outlining rituals and observances of the Buddhistic monastic order. The extracts include: Kammavā (Kammavaca), Sut' path' meyya Atthakatha, Kankhā thika nissaya, and Zinattha pakāthani (Jinattha Pakasani), all circa 1800. The texts are followed by a commentary. The second manuscript, titled Bhikkhuni Vibhanga, consists of...
Dates: 1772-1863.