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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection EAP691: Buddhist Archive of Luang Prabang Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP691/2

1. EAP691/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP691/2
Title:
Collection from Vat Suvanna Khili Monastery
Scope & Content:
The arrangement of manuscripts follows the (internal) inventory lists of the Buddhist Archives of Luang Prabang.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Lao, Pali, and Tai languages
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
1872 Tiff images

2. EAP691/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP691/2/1
Title:
Manuscripts housed at the Kuti [abode] of Pha Khamfan Silasangvara Maha Thera
Scope & Content:
With four exceptions (see below), the manuscripts of this corpus are palm-leaf manuscripts. Nine-tenth of the 98 fascicles deal with religious themes. One third of these manuscripts (29) have Anisong (blessing) texts pertaining to the religious benefit derived from certain kinds of gift-giving (d...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Lao and Pali
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
1684 Tiff images

3. EAP691/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP691/2/2
Title:
Mulberries paper manuscripts
Scope & Content:
The four leporelleo-style mulberry paper manuscripts contain secular texts dealng with astrology and magic formulas. Texts of these genres are preferrably written on mulberry paper, not palm-leaf.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Lao, Pali, and Tai languages
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
188 Tiff images

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