Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Rites and Ceremonies - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/1/149/2
Title:: သုတ်စုနှင့်တကွ တရားစာ
Scope & Content:: A notebook containing highly abbreviated nissaya translations of excrepts from canonical suttas, quotations from Dhammapada and Visuddhimagga, preaching notes on the effects of observing Buddhist moral precepts, and formulas for reflection on the impurity of the body. Extent and format of origi...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese and Pali
Date Range:: [1868-1889]
Extent:: 34 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/1/150
Title:: WL-HL-NKB 358 Liturgical text
Scope & Content:: Single-text manuscript containing a liturgical and protective text intended for memorization by lay students and novices. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Undecorated folios. Incomplete. Has no covers.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese and Pali
Date Range:: 1872
Extent:: 8 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/1/150/1
Title:: Sides of manuscript bundle
Scope & Content:: Extent and format of original material: 1 manuscript fascicle.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese and Pali
Date Range:: 1872
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/1/150/2
Title:: မင်္ဂလသုတ်ပါဌ်အနက်
Scope & Content:: Maṅgala-sutta is a canonical discourse of the Buddha on the sublect of "blessings" that had extremely broad use as a protective and liturgical text. Usually, it was the earliest item memorized by schoolboys attending monastic schools after learning the alphabet. This bilingual translation of the...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese and Pali
Date Range:: 7 Dec 1872
Extent:: 6 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/2/12
Title:: WL-HL-KMT 040 Ritual formulas (kammavācā)
Scope & Content:: Single-text manuscript for monastic ritual use. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Physical characteristics: Pressed cloth, lacquer. Complete. Wooden covers, the upper side gilded and decorated with a design (featuring three deities in cartouches) painted with red pigment, unders...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Pali
Date Range:: [1880-1930]
Extent:: 36 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/2/12/2
Title:: ကိုးခန်းကမ္မဝါ
Scope & Content:: Kammavācā manuscript containing nine sections, includes upasampadā (ff. ka-ku v), ovāda (ff. ku v - kai r), kaṭhina (ff. kai r – ko v), sīmā (ko v - kha r), thera (kha r – kha v), nāma (kha v – khā r), vihāra (kappiyabhūmi) (khā r – khā v), kuṭi (khā v – khi v), and nissayamutta samuti (khi v – ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Pali
Date Range:: [1880-1930]
Extent:: 32 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/7/1
Title:: WL-KGT-TT 003 Ritual formulas (kammavācā)
Scope & Content:: Multiple-text manuscript for monastic ritual use. Extent and format of original material: 10 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Gilded folios. Top cover folios labelled in pencil. Red dented wooden covers marked as vā and vā. Has neither cloth wrapper, nor ribbon.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Pali
Date Range:: c 1898-1908
Extent:: 136 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/7/1/1
Title:: Sides of manuscript bundle, covers
Scope & Content:: Extent and format of original material: 1 manuscript bundle, 2 wooden covers.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Pali
Date Range:: c 1898-1908
Extent:: 6 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/7/1/2
Title:: သုံးခန်းကမ္မဝါ
Scope & Content:: Kammavācās are monastic ritual texts recited on specific occasions, such as the ordination of a new monk, formal instruction of a newly ordained monk about the basics of monastic discipline, consecration of an ordination hall, etc. Formal recitation and silent approval of assembled monks signifi...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Pali
Date Range:: c 1898-1908
Extent:: 18 TIFF images

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