Shan Buddhist likʻ̐ lūṅʻ manuscripts in UK and SE Asian collections

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108 (Wat Jong Klang)

museum collection

Contents

Concertina book written in shan script

Title: lik yat nam
Title: a text for sharing merit
Title:

Shan text descriptor: Not specified   Rhyming system: saun kiv paut Introduction: yes

Subject:  history 

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

Work ID: W391

Physical Description

Form: Concertina book
66/132
Dimensions (written):

Condition

poor

wear

a few pages missing in the middle.

Hand(s)

Appearance (paper): white

Binding

Covers: yes Cover colour: black

Cover embellishment: lac

Condition

yes

History

Origin:

The text was composed for the ceremony of sharing merit at the completion of the stupa/pagoda of Wan Teng village.

Date of composition (era): sakkaraja era

Date of composition (year): 1274

Provenance and Acquisition

Original donor: cav pvan cav ne

Funding of Cataloguing

Dhammakaya Foundation