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Or 16079
- Record Id:
- 032-003309243
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003309243
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028318766.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 16079
- Title:
- Sangkhara bhajani kyam
- Scope & Content:
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Sermon on the Abhidhamma in Shan, with some Pali. Probably from Shan community in the area of "Muang Lakon Pa Kham", Northern Thailand.
Dated 2460 B.E. (1916 A.D.) in colophon on folio 1.
Illustrations: Small floral ornament on folio 70.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Burmese Collection
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003309243", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 16079: Sangkhara bhajani kyam" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003309243
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003309243
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 278 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_16079 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Tai languages
- Scripts:
- Shan
- Start Date:
- 1916
- End Date:
- 1916
- Date Range:
- 1916
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper folding book (pap tup)
Dimensions: 400 mm x 170 mm
Script: 9 lines per page, Shan script in black ink
Binding: Embossed gold covers studded with multi-colored mirror glass for lavish floral decoration.
- Custodial History:
- Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection.
- Source of Acquisition:
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Donation from Doris Duke's Charitable Foundation, 2003.
- Publications:
- San San May and Jana Igunma, Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia (London: British Library 2018), p. 119Igunma, Jana and San San May (eds.), 'Buddhism. Origins, traditions and contemporary life.' (London: British Library, 2019) pp. 112-3.
- Exhibitions:
- Buddhism, British Library, 25 Oct 2019 - 23 Feb 2020
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)