Monastic ritual text, contains formulas for probation, "conciliation", and "re-admission" for offences some of which are remembered and some of which are forgotten. A second copy in the bundle. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicle of 8 inscribed folios.
Monastic ritual text specifying the probationer as monk Buddharakkhita. Contains formulas for probation, "conciliation", and "re-admission" for combined concealed and unconcealed offenses. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicle of 9 inscribed folios.
Monastic ritual text specifying the probationer as monk Buddharakkhita. Contains formulas for probation, "conciliation", and "re-admission" for combined concealed and unconcealed offenses. A second copy in the bundle. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicle of 9 inscribed folios.
Kammavācā fascicle containing two sections, namely, ticīvara (ff. ṅū - ṅe v) and sīmā kammavācā. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicle of 5 inscribed folios.
Kammavācā fascicle containing seven sections, includes ticīvara (ṅaṃ - ṅāʺ r), sīmā (ṅāʺ r –cā r), thera (cā r – ci r), nāma (ci r – ci v), kappiyabhūmi (ci v), kuṭi (ci v – [cī] v), nissayamutta samuti kammavācā ([cī] v - cu). Kammavācās are monastic ritual texts recited on specific occasions, ...
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...
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...
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.
A message sent to Laṅkā describing the ordination of Sinhalese novices at Amarapura in 1801 and promoting contemporary Burmese ideas about proper dress for monks and novices. The message was composed on the fifteenth day of the waning moon of Kahson, 1163 [1801] and the translation was completed...
Multiple-text manuscript featuring a collection of ceremonial court poems, mostly dating to the reign of King Hsinbyushin of Ava (r. 1763-1776). Extent and format of original material: 15 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Undecorated, uncut folios. Incomplete, a number of folios have...