Collection of Buddhist canonical scriptures. (George Turnour Coll.)
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Pali
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
Palm leaf pothi format. 393 leaves signed with the Sinhalese letters ka-mli (one leaf has got the two signatures ce and cai); 8 lines on average in the first, 9 in the second part of the MS. In Sinhalese script.
Kammavācā (Kammavaca), a Buddhist text for the ordination of monks from Lanna (Northern Thailand). Apparently in the handwriting of the former abbot of Wat Mae Kuey in Lampang. Dated "Chulasakkarat 1243 duan 3 khun 14 kham" (5 December 1881 CE). Colophon: ปถมมูลสัทธาเจ้าบุนปันเปนเคล้าลูกเต้าพี...