MS 191790 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
Unknown collection
Contents
Rolled book written in shan,burmese script
Title: ʼa lauṅʻʺ kvā ʼavʻ caṅʻʹ samʻ ṇāʺ
Title: Story of a Bodhisatta going to get the elephant that has three horns.
Title: ဢလွင်းၵႂႃႇဢဝ်ၸၢင်ႉသၢမ်ငႃး
Title:
Shan text descriptor: Alaung Introduction: yes
General remarks on work: Pagination on verso only. The author of this text seemed to be a Mao Shan (Far Northern Shan who live along the Mao (Shweli) river, now along the Burma-China border. The reason is that he uses the Tai Mao accent 'la' for the 'na' sound as used by other Shans.
A Shan lik long poetic text on the story of a bodhisatta who was hunting for an elephant that has three horns.
Subject: non canonical jataka
Colophon: introduction texts on the front page are faded/hard to read.Colophon:yes
Language(s): shan,pali
Work ID: W63
Physical Description
Form: Rolled book
Extent: 135 / 270pp/ff (burmese numbering)
Dimensions (written):
Foliation:
Lines (per folio:) 22
Condition
reasonable
wear
Hand(s)
Appearance (paper): white
Binding
Covers: yes
History
Origin:
Date of copying (era): sakkaraja era
Date of copying (year): 1275
Funding of Cataloguing
Dhammakaya Foundation