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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1123/4 Subject Mahāvaṃsa (Mahānāma)

1. EAP1123/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1123/4
Title:
Wat Metārāng Collection
Scope & Content:
This is one of six collections of Thai-Mon palm leaf manuscripts digitised by the EAP1123 project team. The temple has collection of palm leaf manuscripts, mostly in Mon but with some Pāḷi and Thai, housed in a wooden cabinet off to the main shrine area. The collection was in fairly good condit...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mon and Pali
Date Range:
Mid 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
738 TIFF images

2. EAP1123/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1123/4/1
Title:
Mahāvaṁsa "The Great Chronicle"
Scope & Content:
Title in Burmese: မဟာဝင်. Title in Thai: มหาวงศ์. Title in Mon: မဟာဝင်. Transliterated title: MAHĀVAṄ. Palm leaf manuscript, in seven bundles, of the Mahāvaṁsa, originally written in Pāli in Laṅka in the fifth century AD. To what extent this retelling contains local adaptations would want ca...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mon
Date Range:
Mid 19th century-Late 19th century
Extent:
228 TIFF images