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1. EAP1123/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1123/2
Title:
Wat Sirimongkhon Collection
Scope & Content:
This is one of six collections of Thai-Mon palm leaf manuscripts digitised by the EAP1123 project team. The Wat Sirimongkhon collection is large. This was one of the few collections which we able to go through almost completely because a Mon monk who could read Mon helped us do so. Most of the ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mon and Pali
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Mid 20th century
Extent:
242 TIFF images

2. EAP1123/2/1

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EAP1123/2/1
Title:
Kammathan [Meditation]
Scope & Content:
Title in Burmese: ကမ္မဌာန်းပေစာ. Title in Mon: သၠရိုတ်ကမ္မဌာန်. Transliterated title: SLARUIT KAMMAṬHĀN. Palm leaf manuscript of text describing meditation techniques. Appears to be written in rhyming couplets. Extent: 1 bundle of palm leaf manuscripts, 30 leaves written face and obverse. C...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mon
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
31 TIFF images

3. EAP1123/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1123/2/3
Title:
Five Rich Men
Scope & Content:
Title in Burmese: သူဌေးငါးပါးပေစာ. Title in Mon: သၠပတ်သေထဳ ၅ တလ. Transliterated title: SLAPAT SETHĪ 5 TALA. Palm leaf of Jātaka story/work of literature on five rich men. Extent: 2 bundles of palm leaf manuscripts, 94 faces total. First bundle appears complete from beginning to end. Second b...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mon
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
52 TIFF images

4. EAP1123/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1123/2/4
Title:
Dreams of King Kosala
Scope & Content:
Title in Burmese: ကောလသလမင်းအိပ်မက်. Title in Mon: လ္ပံပတ်သိုန်. Transliterated title: LPAɁ PAT SUIN. Palm leaf of dreams of King Pasenadi Kosala, a prominent follower of the Buddha. Extent: 1 bundle of palm leaf manuscript, approx 84 faces. Incomplete - leaves missing at beginning. Conditi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mon
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
86 TIFF images

5. EAP1123/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1123/2/5
Title:
Milinda and Nāgasena Questions and Answers
Scope & Content:
Title in Mon: သၠပတ်မေလိုန်ကဵုနာဂသိုန်နွံသီုသၟာန်ကသှ်. Transliterated title: SLAPAT MELUIN KUIW NĀGA SUIN. Palm leaf manuscript of a dialogue between King Milinda and Nāgasena. Also called "Milinda Pañhā" and apparently considered a canonical text in Burma but not Thailand. Extent: 1 bundle of...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mon
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
34 TIFF images

6. EAP1123/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1123/3
Title:
Wat Saladaeng Neua Collection
Scope & Content:
This is one of six collections of Thai-Mon palm leaf manuscripts digitised by the EAP1123 project team. The temple has a formal collection of religious texts housed in a separate library, raised on stilts to protect from flooding, to the back of the compound. Custodians had no key, but we could...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mon
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
168 TIFF images

7. EAP1123/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1123/3/1
Title:
Story of the Golden Crab
Scope & Content:
Title in Burmese: ရွှေဂဏန်း. Title in Mon: လိက်ဂတာံထဝ်. Transliterated title: LIK GATĀṀ THAW. Palm leaf manuscript of folk story. Extent: 1 bundle, approximately 38 faces. Appears complete. Condition of original material: Good condition and legible. Handwriting somewhat rough. Custodial hi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mon
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
20 TIFF images

8. EAP1123/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1123/3/2
Title:
Instruction of Students
Scope & Content:
Title in Mon: လိက်လမေတ်. Transliterated title: LIK LAMET. Palm leaf manuscript on how to instruct boys sent to monasteries for an education. Extent: 1 bundle, approximately 42 faces. Condition of original material: Good condition and legible, though texture is blurred. Custodial history: Ha...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mon
Date Range:
1902
Extent:
21 TIFF images

9. EAP1123/3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1123/3/3
Title:
Story of Mi Tla Sā
Scope & Content:
Title in Mon: လိက်မိတၠသာ. Transliterated title: LIK MI TLA SĀ. Palm leaf manuscript of story of Mi Tla Sā (a woman's name). Extent: 1 bundle, approximately 42 faces. Incomplete - first leaves missing. Condition of original material: Manuscript fragile; some leaves are torn and broken off. Ma...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mon
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
22 TIFF images

10. EAP1123/3/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1123/3/4
Title:
Story of the Frog King
Scope & Content:
Title in Burmese: ဖားမင်း. Title in Thai: ราชากบ. Title in Mon: လိက်သၟိင်ၚဴ. Transliterated title: LIK SMIṀ ṄAU. Palm leaf manuscript of folk story. Extent: 1 bundle, approximately 50 faces front and back. Condition of original material: Well inscribed but rough handwriting. Leaves have ha...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mon
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
27 TIFF images