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EAP1123/2/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003708956
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003708955
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109354475.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1123/2/1
- Title:
- Kammathan [Meditation]
- Additional Titles:
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သၠရိုတ်ကမ္မဌာန်
SLARUIT KAMMAṬHĀN
ကမ္မဌာန်းပေစာ
- Scope & Content:
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Title in Burmese: ကမ္မဌာန်းပေစာ.
Title in Mon: သၠရိုတ်ကမ္မဌာန်.
Transliterated title: SLARUIT KAMMAṬHĀN.
Palm leaf manuscript of text describing meditation techniques. Appears to be written in rhyming couplets.
Extent: 1 bundle of palm leaf manuscripts, 30 leaves written face and obverse.
Condition of original material: Fairly good condition and legibile. Colophon missing; contents and title determined by reading text.
Custodial history: Handwriting is Thai Mon, so manuscript is of local provenance.
Scribe(s): NĀY SMIṀ KĀṀ ṆĀN KHUN WHĀN [may be two names for the same person, who was village headman].
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Recalling a Translocal Past: Digitising Thai-Mon palm-leaf manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003708955
040-003708956 - Is part of:
- EAP1123/2 : Wat Sirimongkhon Collection
EAP1123/2/1 : Kammathan [Meditation] - Hierarchy:
- 032-003708955[0001]/040-003708956
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1123/2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 31 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1123-2-1 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Mon
- Scripts:
- Myanmar (burmese)
- Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- Late 19th century-Early 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Thailand
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Arrangement:
- Leaves arranged following Mon letters of alphabet (the same system as used in Burmese-language texts) KA through obverse of GU
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at Wat Sirimongkhon temple [วดัศริมิ งคล], in Samut Sākhǭn Province, Thailand.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)