Shan Buddhist likʻ̐ lūṅʻ manuscripts in UK and SE Asian collections

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081 (Wat Pang Mu)

shrine room stacked collection

Contents

Concertina book written in shan,burmese script

Title: puṅʻ nāʺ nagara vut thu
Title: Story of a Brahma city
Title:

Shan text descriptor:  Vatthu Rhyming system: samʻ kivʻ

About a millionaire couple who were very stingy.

Subject:  non canonical jataka 

Language(s): shan

Work ID: W140

Physical Description

Form: Concertina book
134 / 238
Dimensions (written):

Condition

excellent

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): 1313

Provenance and Acquisition

Former owner: Wat Pang Mu

Original donor: kyauṅʻʺ sanʻ kanʻʺ naiʺ kyauṅʻʺ lèṅʻ

Present copy's donor: kā ną mą naṅʻʺ numʻ̨

Funding of Cataloguing

Dhammakaya Foundation