A fragment of a bilingual translation of Saṅgharakkhita's work on Pāli composition and rhetoric. Subodhālaṅkāra, known in Burma under abbreviated title Ālaṅkā, is a common curricular text studied by Burmese monks. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it was usually studied at the final s...
The collection of the Tuikʻ sacʻ kyoṅʻʺ monastery in Kyīʺ kanʻ toṅʻ rvā village (pronounced Kyigan-taung-ywa Taik-thit-kyaung) is comprised of three manuscripts and one bundle of unwritten palm leaves prepared for copying. All manuscripts fall into the same timeframe (early twentieth century) an...
Multiple-text manuscript for monastic ritual use. Extent and format of original material: 10 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Gilded folios. Top cover folios labelled in pencil. Red dented wooden covers marked as vā and vā. Has neither cloth wrapper, nor ribbon.
Kammavācās are monastic ritual texts 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 signifi...
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 approval of assembled monks signifies imp...
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 approval of assembled monks signifies imp...
Monastic ritual text, contains formulas for probation, "conciliation", and "re-admission" for offences some of which are remembered and some of which are forgotten. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicle of 8 inscribed folios.
Monastic ritual text, contains formulas for probation, "conciliation", and "re-admission" for offences some of which are remembered and some of which are forgotten. A second copy in the bundle. Extent and format of original material: 1 fascicle of 8 inscribed folios.