A classification of ten types of realizations acquired by a person engaged in Buddhist meditation and of their utilization in meditation practice. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle comprised of 4 (2 + ¼ + ¼) inscribed folios.
A brief explanation on the ascetic monastic practice of "eating a meal at one sitting", that is eating only once a day. Extent and format of original material: Part of the fascicle comprosed of 3 (1 + ¾ + ¼) inscribed folios.
Sāsanālaṅkāra cā tamʻʺ is a historiographical work compiled in 1831 by a former head of the court monastic hierarchy, the first Moṅʻʺ thoṅʻ Charā toʻ Ñāṇa, now disrobed and bearing the lay title Mahādhammasaṅkraṁ. It was written in response to a royal request to provide a comprehensive account o...
Vernacular adaptation of the Apadāna, a canonical Pāli text belonging to the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Author(s) of original material: Tipiṭakālaṅkārasaddhammasāmi mahādhammarājādhirājaguru (Nandamālā), Chuṃ thāʺ Charā toʻ.
A bilingual translation of the qualities of the Buddha, the Dhamma (Buddhist teaching) and the Sangha (Buddhist monastic community). The qualities of the Three Jewels of Buddhism are memorized and recited as a blessing and for apotropaic purposes. Extent and format of original material: Part of...
Bilingual translation of the method of reflection on the thirty two constituent parts of the human body. Such reflection forms one of the standard techniques of Buddhist meditation and is detailed in several meditation manuals. This text might be an extract from a larger bilingual work or an ind...
An instruction on social ethics based on the citations from and references to stories from the jātakas, Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā, Hitopadesa, poems of Mahāsīlavaṃsa and Raṭṭhasāra, and Burmese historiographic works. So far, the Hitasiddhi Maṇiratanā kyamʻʺ has been credited to Toṅʻ tvaṅʻʺ maṅʻʺ kyo...
A panegirical work praising the accomplishments of King Badon-min (r. 1782-1819). The author was appointed the head of royal monastic establishment between 1789 and 1812 and served as one of the key literati at the Burmese court until 1831 or 1832. Extent and format of original material: 1 fasc...
A bilingual translation and autocommentary on a panegirical work praising the accomplishments of King Badon-min (r. 1782-1819). Between 1789 and c. 1812, the author was appointed the head of the court-sponsored monastic hierarchy. Disrobing in c. 1812, he continued to serve as one of the key lit...
A didactic work usually ascribed to monk Sīlavaṃsa residing in the Arakanese town of Tandwe. The relationship between two manuscript exemplars digitized within the framework of this project (the other being WL-HL-NKB 090 or BAB_KMS00057) and commonly known version has not yet been studied. Exte...