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A monastic response to a series of questions on the effects of donations to immoral monks. Identified in this copy as Sāsanavisodhana. Extent and format of original material: A part of the fascicle comprised of 11 (10 + ½) inscribed folios. Physical characteristics: F. ko repaired (stitched).
Royal order defining immoral practices for monks and prohibiting lay support to those monks who engage in immoral activities, promulgated on the tenth day of the waxing moon of Tabotwe, 1217 [March 15, 1856]. Extent and format of original material: A part of the fascicle comprised of 3 (2 + ½) ...
Single-text manuscript containing an erudite work. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Red pigment decoration on the sides. Complete. Covers missing.
A collection of polemical and erudite notes by one of the key early eighteenth-century monastic leaders from the Chindwin area. Deals with the definitions of meritorious and demeritorious actions, the effects of donations to immoral monks, and proper monastic practice. Completed on 1719/11/08. ...
Single-text manuscript containing a diplomatic and historiographic document. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Undecorated folios. Complete. Originally, this manuscript had no covers. Owner(s) of original material: Indavajīrābhi alaṅkārasīri...
Extent and format of original material: 1 manuscript fascicle. Owner(s) of original material: Indavajīrābhi alaṅkāra sīridhaja mahādhammarājādhirājaguru; (later) Muṃ rveʺ Jetavaṅʻ [kyoṅʻʺ], Jetavaṅʻ Ūʺ Brū.
A message sent to Laṅkā describing the ordination of Sinhalese novices at Amarapura in 1801 and promoting contemporary Burmese ideas about proper dress for monks and novices. The message was composed on the fifteenth day of the waning moon of Kahson, 1163 [1801] and the translation was completed...
Multiple-text manuscript featuring a collection of ceremonial court poems, mostly dating to the reign of King Hsinbyushin of Ava (r. 1763-1776). Extent and format of original material: 15 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Undecorated, uncut folios. Incomplete, a number of folios have...