A work belonging to a genre of scriptural catalogs (pitakat thamaing). The latter were a technical genre of Burmese literature that defined the texts that the royal court and other pious patrons of the sāsana were supposed to transmit and maintain. This particular Piṭakatʻ sa muiṅʻʺ represents o...
Short Vinaya handbook for novices identified as Sīlā khanʻ ’a nakʻ. Extent and format of original material: 4 files. Physical characteristics: 1 fascicule of 6 inscribed and 1 uninscribed folios.
Formulas for taking up the threefold refuge and observance of rules of training, does not include a request for ordination as a novice. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle of 2 (1 + ¾) inscribed folios.
Canonical definition (Vin I 60.1 or Mahāva 108) and bilingual translation of ten characteristics of a novice that lead to expulsion. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle of 2 (¼ + ¼) inscribed folios.
A quotation from an unidentified Pāli text incorporating canonical definition of ten punishable acts for a novice (Vin I 56.1 or Mahāva 107) and a bilingual translation of this quote. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle of 2 (¼ + ¼) inscribed folios.
Bilingual translation and commentary on the formulas for contemplation on the four monastic necessities. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle of 4 (3 + ¼) inscribed folios.
An explanation of the opening verses of the Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī aṭṭhakathā, intended to demonstrate a method of interpretation of Buddhists texts in Pali. A transcript of classes taught by Charā toʻ Ūʺ Suta. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicule of 26 inscribed and 1 uninscribed folios...
A work on omens. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicule of 49 inscribed and 3 uninscribed folios. Owner(s) of original material: Ṅhakʻ pracʻ toṅʻ tuikʻ ma Ūʺ Kelā. Author(s) of original material: Mahādhammasaṅkraṁ.
A private library of Pali and vernacular Burmese palm-leaf manuscripts from Burma. Custodial history: The manuscripts were collected by Peter Skilling over the past several decades. Additional date information: Manuscripts included in the collection were created/copied between the 17th–20th ce...
Multiple-text palm-leaf manuscript. Red lac. covers. Gilded leaves. Woven silk ribbon; just stripes. Wrapper: printed cotton lined with green velvet. Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript. Additional date information: Copied 1899 Keywords: Rites and ceremonies, Buddhism, Remove, Law and Legal affair...