Single-text manuscript containing a liturgical and protective text intended for memorization by lay students and novices. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Physical characteristics: Palm leaf. Undecorated folios. Incomplete. Has no covers.
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. Usually, it was the earliest item memorized by schoolboys attending monastic schools after learning the alphabet. This bilingual translation of the...