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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/2/2/4
Title:: ဝိပဿနာဉာဏ်ဆယ်ပါး ရှုနည်း
Scope & Content:: 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.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese
Date Range:: 1888
Extent:: 6 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/2/2/5
Title:: ဂုဏ်တော်ပါဌ်နိဿယ
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese and Pali
Date Range:: 1888
Extent:: 3 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/2/2/6
Title:: ဧကာသနိတ်ပတ္တပိုင်ဓူတင် ဆောက်တည်နည်း
Scope & Content:: 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.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese
Date Range:: 1888
Extent:: 5 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/2/2/7
Title:: ဒုစရိုက်ခွဲ့
Scope & Content:: 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.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese
Date Range:: 1888
Extent:: 5 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/2/2/8
Title:: ပဋ္ဌာန်းမွှန်း
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese
Date Range:: 1888
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/2/2/9
Title:: ဒွတ္တိံသကမ္မဋ္ဌာန်းနိဿယ
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese and Pali
Date Range:: 22 Sep 1888
Extent:: 6 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/2/3
Title:: WL-HL-KMT 006 Miscellaneous texts
Scope & Content:: Multiple-text manuscript containing works that could have been used as preaching tools or as educative reading. Comprised of eleven fascicles only two of which were digitized within the framework of this project. The fascicles in question feature three distinct textual units. Extent and format ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese and Pali
Date Range:: 1895-1896
Extent:: 97 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/2/3/1
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:: Burmese and Pali
Date Range:: 1895-1896
Extent:: 4 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/2/3/2
Title:: သေင်္ဂဗျုဟာကျမ်း
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese
Date Range:: 18 Nov 1895
Extent:: 18 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP756/2/3/3
Title:: ဓါတ်တော်ဝေခန်း
Scope & Content:: 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.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese
Date Range:: 27 Dec 1895
Extent:: 15 TIFF images

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