A prophecy allegedly made by the Buddha about the future decline of morality and Buddhist teaching. Bhu rāʺ suikʻ represents one of the four or five prophetic works that had the widest circulation in Burma since the late eighteenth century and existed in multiple versions. Extent and format of ...
A prophesy predicting the rise of a cakkavatti king who would also be a monk and a future buddha and who would build the city of Mandalay in c. 1942. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle of 9 (7 + ½ + ½) inscribed folios.
A prophesy allegedly made by the Buddha indicating that a cakkavatti king would build the city of Mandalay in 1957. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle of 7 (6 + ½) inscribed folios.
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...
A vernacular collection of Vinaya-related lists and categories. A lack of experience of the scribal hand suggest that the manuscript was copied by a novice. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicle of 6 inscribed folios.
A short bilingual explanation of relevant passages from Pali Vinaya texts that define improper monastic behavior of seeking favors with lay donors. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicle of 4 inscribed folios.
A short bilingual (nissaya) text on the observance of vatta (provision of alms) made mostly of recycled citations from authoritative Pali works. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicle of 6 inscribed folios.