A classification of wrong types of actions committed physically, verbally, and mentally. Likely, served as a passage memorized by monks for the use in preaching. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle comprised of 3 (1 + ¾ + ¼) inscribed folios.
Introductory blessing to open up a public recital of the Paṭṭhāna, the seventh work in the Abhidhamma piṭaka. Recitals of the Paṭṭhāna are often held for several days or nights during the cold season as a form of apotropaic ritual. The text in this manuscript was likely intended for memorization...
A vernacular work on military tactics comprised mostly of enumeration of factors relevant in the warfare and of types of military formations. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle comprised of 10 (9+ ¾) inscribed folios, folio dāʺ skipped as a result of the mistake in fol...
A short vernacular work discussing the distribution of the relics of the Buddha after his parinibbāna. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle comprised of 8 (7+ ¼) inscribed folios.
A classification of ten types of realizations acquired by a person engaged in Buddhist meditation and of their utilization in meditation practice. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle comprised of 4 (2 + ¼ + ¼) inscribed folios.
A brief explanation on the ascetic monastic practice of "eating a meal at one sitting", that is eating only once a day. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle comprosed of 3 (1 + ¾ + ¼) inscribed folios.
Sāsanālaṅkāra cā tamʻʺ is a historiographical work compiled in 1831 by a former head of the court monastic hierarchy, the first Moṅʻʺ thoṅʻ Charā toʻ Ñāṇa, now disrobed and bearing the lay title Mahādhammasaṅkraṁ. It was written in response to a royal request to provide a comprehensive account o...
A bilingual translation of the qualities of the Buddha, the Dhamma (Buddhist teaching) and the Sangha (Buddhist monastic community). The qualities of the Three Jewels of Buddhism are memorized and recited as a blessing and for apotropaic purposes. Extent and format of original material: Part of...
Bilingual translation of the method of reflection on the thirty two constituent parts of the human body. Such reflection forms one of the standard techniques of Buddhist meditation and is detailed in several meditation manuals. This text might be an extract from a larger bilingual work or an ind...
An instruction on social ethics based on the citations from and references to stories from the jātakas, Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā, Hitopadesa, poems of Mahāsīlavaṃsa and Raṭṭhasāra, and Burmese historiographic works. So far, the Hitasiddhi Maṇiratanā kyamʻʺ has been credited to Toṅʻ tvaṅʻʺ maṅʻʺ kyo...