Kammavācā manuscript containing three sections, includes upasampadā (ff. ka-ko r), ovāda (folios ko r – khā r), kaṭhina (folios khā r – [khu]). Kammavācās are monastic ritual texts recited on specific occasions, such as the ordination of a new monk, formal instruction of a newly ordained monk ab...
A bilingual translation of the Vuttodaya, a Pāli work on prosody and metre composed by Saṅgharakkhita. This nissaya was composed in 1786/87 by monk Munindasāra from Nvāʺ praṅʻʺ village and reflects the method of teaching and explaining this text practiced by the First Bāʺ ka rā Charā toʻ Tipiṭak...
A short Vinaya note on monastic offences that qualify as offences when committed unintentionally (acittaka) and only when committed intentionally or in full awareness (sacittaka). Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle of 3 (2 + ¼) inscribed folios.
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 silent approval of assembled monks sign...
A prophecy allegedly made by the Buddha about the events that would take place in c. 1745. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle of 3 (2 + ¾) inscribed folios.
A prophecy allegedly made by the Buddha about the future decline of morality and Buddhist teaching. Bhu rāʺ suikʻ represents one of the four or five prophetic works that had the widest circulation in Burma since the late eighteenth century and existed in multiple versions. Extent and format of ...
A verse about the prophecy allegedly made by the Buddha about the future decline of morality and Buddhist teaching. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle of 2 (¼ + ½) inscribed 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 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].
Pali text of "The Sutta on the Setting in Motion of the Wheel of the Dhamma," considered to be the first sermon preached by the Buddha. Extent and format of original material: 3 and 1/4 inscribed folios, complete.