A bilingual translation of a protective text (paritta) being an excerpt from Cariyāpiṭaka, referring to the Buddha's birth as an eel. Extent and format of original material: 1 and 1/4 inscribed folios, complete.
An epistle clarifying Buddhist classification of false notions of the self. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle comprised of 4 (3 + ¼) inscribed folios. Author(s) of original material: Ñāṇābhivaṃsa dhammasenapati mahādhammarājādhirājaguru (Ñāṇa), Pathama Moṅʻʺ thoṅʻ Ch...
A vernacular translation of the Abhidhammatthavibhāvinī ṭīkā, Sumaṅgala's commentary on the Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha. Both Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha and Abhidhammatthavibhāvinī occupied an extremely prominent place in the curriculum of Burmese novices and junior monks and were frequently translated and...
A manual on tatooing providing designs, mantras and techniques of execution allowing to achieve desired effects. Contains references to Bāʺmruikʻ bhunʻʺ krīʺ, Pokkaṃ rhaṅʻ krīʺ, and Toṅʻ tvaṅʻʺ Charā Ūʺ Pre. Extent and format of original material: 1 bundle of 45 inscribed, 2 uninscribed folios....
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 single-section kammavācā manuscript. Kammavācās are 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 silent ap...
A commentary on the opening verse of Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha, a compendium of the Abhidhamma written by Anuruddha. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicle of 14 inscribed folios.
A two-folio fragment of the Sutta sīlakkhandha division in the Sumaṅgalavilāsinī, a commentary on the Dīgha-nikāya. Extent and format of original material: 2 inscribed folios. Author(s) of original material: Buddhaghosa.
Replies of the First Moṅʻʺ thoṅʻ, Rhve toṅʻ, and Maṅʻʺ rvā Charā toʻ to calendrical questions dated 1150 (1788/89) and 1155 (1793/94). Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicle of 26 inscribed and 2 uninscribed folios. Physical characteristics: Incomplete, fragments of folio gā missin...