Shan Buddhist likʻ̐ lūṅʻ manuscripts in UK and SE Asian collections

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87 (Wat Tiyasathan)

abbots room collection

Contents

Concertina book written in shan script

Author: Unknown
Title: canda kuṅʻ̨ mą̄ cātʻ̐ tǫ kyīʺ vatthu
Title:

Shan text descriptor:  Vatthu Rhyming system: samʻ kivʻ kvāmʻʺ nūñʻʺ

Subject:  canonical jataka 

Language(s): shan

Work ID: W530

Physical Description

Form: Concertina book
Dimensions (written):

Hand(s)

Appearance (paper): white

Binding

Covers: yes Cover colour: black Cover material: papier mache

Cover embellishment: lac

Condition

yes

History

Origin:

The composition of this text was completed on the 4th of the waxing moon of the 3th month of the year 1250 SE.

Date of composition (era): sakkaraja era

Date of composition (year): 1250

Date of copying (era): buddhist era

Date of copying (year): 2492

Provenance and Acquisition

Place name for present copy: Wat Tiyasathan, Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai Province.

Funding of Cataloguing

Dhammakaya Foundation