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Project / Collection EAP691: Buddhist Archive of Luang Prabang Language Thai Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. EAP691/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP691/3
Title:
Collection from Vat Saen Sukkharam Monastery
Scope & Content:
The whole collection consists of palm-leaf manuscripts (762) and paper manuscripts (87) kept at four different buildings/repositeries. The whole collection of manuscripts is under the responsibility of the monastery, along with the Lao Buddhist Fellowship Organization, Luang Prabang province. The...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese, Khun, Lao, Pali, Tai languages, Thai, and Undetermined
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
20218 Tiff images

2. EAP691/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP691/3/1
Title:
Palm-leaf manuscripts housed at the Kuti [abode] of Pha Khamchan Virachitto
Scope & Content:
The largest repositery is based in the old Kuti (abode) of Pha Khamchan Virachitta Maha Thera (1920–2007), the former abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam. Roughly three-quarters of the manuscripts deal with religious matters. Doctrinal teachings (Suttanta), Jataka tales, but also Anisong (blessing) texts ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Lao, Pali, Thai, and Undetermined
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
6635 Tiff images

3. EAP691/3/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP691/3/5
Title:
Paper manuscripts housed at the Kuti abode of Pha Khamchan Virachitto
Scope & Content:
The collection of paper manuscripts (mostly mullberry or sa paper, in a few cases also modern industrial paper) is with 72 volumes quite large. Most of these volumes are made leporello style, are either made of greyish paper and are written in black ink or are made of blackened paper and then wri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese, Khun, Lao, Pali, Tai languages, and Thai
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
2643 Tiff images

4. EAP691/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP691/5
Title:
Collection from Vat Xiangmuan Monastery
Scope & Content:
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Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Lao, Pali, and Thai
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
78 Tiff images

5. EAP691/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP691/5/1
Title:
Mulberry paper manuscripts
Scope & Content:
Only two leporello-style mulberry paper (chia sa) manuscripts have been found in Pha Khamchan's kuti. The first one (sutta) contains a canonical text, the second one is a multiple-text manuscript containing various magical and ritual texts written in a variety of scripts (and in Lao/Tai-Pali lang...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Lao, Pali, and Thai
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
78 Tiff images

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