Illustrated manual on the types of sīmā, boundaries within which Buddhist monks perform ordinations and other ritual acts. Extent and format of original material: Fragments of 8 folios. Physical characteristics: Incomplete, foliation on all fragments (except folio ke) lost, all folios damaged.
A single-section kammavācā manuscript. Kammavācās are monastic ritual formulas recited on specific occasions, such as the ordination of a new monk, formal instruction of a newly ordained monk about the basics of monastic discipline, consecration of an ordination hall, etc. Formal recitation and ...
A bilingual salutation to the twenty eight buddhas, an unfinished copy. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicle of 7 inscribed, 1 uninscribed folio. Physical characteristics: Complete, 2 unfinished folio [kū].
Maṅgala-sutta is a canonical discourse of the Buddha on the sublect of "blessings" that had extremely broad use as a protective and liturgical text. It was the earliest items memorized by lay students studying in monastic schools after learning the alphabet. Extent and format of original materi...