Shan Buddhist likʻ̐ lūṅʻ manuscripts in UK and SE Asian collections

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058 (Wat Jong Klang)

museum collection

Contents

Concertina book written in shan script

Author: unknown
Title: vimāna vatthu
Title: Story of the pavillian.
Title:

Shan text descriptor:  Vatthu Rhyming system: sam kiv Introduction: yes

Subject:  sermon 

Colophon: Colophon:yes Colophon type:donor 
Language(s): shan

Work ID: W338

Physical Description

Form: Concertina book
141 / 282
Dimensions (written):
Foliation:

Lines (per folio:) 10

Condition

reasonable

Hand(s)

Appearance (paper): white

Binding

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

Cover embellishment: lac

Condition

yes

History

Origin:

Date of copying (era): sakkaraja era

Date of copying (year): 1284

Provenance and Acquisition

Original donor: luṅ cā kā naṅ yiṅ (me hauṅ saun) Original donor information: introduction

Original place of donation: Maehongson. Original donor place information: introduction

Present copy's donor: luṅ kyauṅ ta kā tan naṅ siṅ (me lā luṅ)

Place name for present copy: Wat Jong Klang

Funding of Cataloguing

Dhammakaya Foundation