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Project / Collection Survey and preservation of monastic manuscript collections in villages of Upper Myanmar Language Burmese Place Monywa, Myanmar

1. EAP756/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP756/8
Title:
မုံရွာမြို့နယ် မုံရွေးရွာ ဇေတဝန်ကျောင်းစာစု
Scope & Content:
Manuscripts kept at the Muṃ rveʺ Jetavanʻ kyoṅʻʺ monastery (pronounced Monywe Zetawun-kyaung) are what remains of a hugely important archive accumulated by successive abbots of this institution. At its prime, the collection featured an impressive corpus of Buddhist texts and works in Pāli and Sa...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
c 1748-1900
Extent:
318 TIFF images

2. EAP756/8/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP756/8/1
Title:
MY-MY-ZTW 013 Vinaya materials
Scope & Content:
Multiple-text manuscript containing documents related to monastic reform under King Mindon-min (r. 1853-1878). Extent and format of original material: 3 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Undecorated folios. Complete. Covers missing. Owner(s) of original material: (later) Ūʺ Thvanʻʺ.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
1891
Extent:
28 TIFF images

3. EAP756/8/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP756/8/1/1
Title:
Sides of manuscript bundle
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: 1 manuscript fascicle.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
1891
Extent:
2 TIFF images

4. EAP756/8/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP756/8/1/2
Title:
သာသနဝိသောဓန
Scope & Content:
A monastic response to a series of questions on the effects of donations to immoral monks. Identified in this copy as Sāsanavisodhana. Extent and format of original material: A part of the fascicle comprised of 11 (10 + ½) inscribed folios. Physical characteristics: F. ko repaired (stitched).
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
25 Jul 1891
Extent:
21 TIFF images

5. EAP756/8/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP756/8/1/3
Title:
သက္ကရာဇ် ၁၂၁၇ ခု တပိုတွဲလဆန်း ၁၀ ရက်နေ့တွင် ထုပ်ပြန်သည့် အမိန့်တော်
Scope & Content:
Royal order defining immoral practices for monks and prohibiting lay support to those monks who engage in immoral activities, promulgated on the tenth day of the waxing moon of Tabotwe, 1217 [March 15, 1856]. Extent and format of original material: A part of the fascicle comprised of 3 (2 + ½) ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
[1891]
Extent:
5 TIFF images

6. EAP756/8/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP756/8/2
Title:
MY-MY-ZTW 014 Erudite work
Scope & Content:
Single-text manuscript containing an erudite work. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Red pigment decoration on the sides. Complete. Covers missing.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
1778
Extent:
184 TIFF images

7. EAP756/8/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP756/8/2/1
Title:
Sides of manuscript bundle
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: 1 manuscript bundle.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
1778
Extent:
2 TIFF images

8. EAP756/8/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP756/8/2/2
Title:
ဉာဏဝဍ္ဎနဒီပနီကျမ်း
Scope & Content:
A collection of polemical and erudite notes by one of the key early eighteenth-century monastic leaders from the Chindwin area. Deals with the definitions of meritorious and demeritorious actions, the effects of donations to immoral monks, and proper monastic practice. Completed on 1719/11/08. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese
Date Range:
7 Jul 1778
Extent:
182 TIFF images

9. EAP756/8/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP756/8/3
Title:
MY-MY-ZTW 016 Diplomatic document
Scope & Content:
Single-text manuscript containing a diplomatic and historiographic document. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Undecorated folios. Complete. Originally, this manuscript had no covers. Owner(s) of original material: Indavajīrābhi alaṅkārasīri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
[1803-1820]
Extent:
46 TIFF images

10. EAP756/8/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP756/8/3/1
Title:
Sides of manuscript bundle
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: 1 manuscript fascicle. Owner(s) of original material: Indavajīrābhi alaṅkāra sīridhaja mahādhammarājādhirājaguru; (later) Muṃ rveʺ Jetavaṅʻ [kyoṅʻʺ], Jetavaṅʻ Ūʺ Brū.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
[1803-1820]
Extent:
2 TIFF images

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