Kammavācā

Date:

1875

Description:

Burmese copy of a Buddhist canonical work outlining the rules of conduct for a novice monk and related to ordination; often received as a gift when a novice enters or graduates from a Theravada Buddhist monastery.

Language:

Pali

Provenance:

Purchased in Burma by John Lester (former card catalog card), who served in Burma with the American Field Service some time after 1943 and before 1946.; Gift of John Lester, Haverford College (former card catalog card); professor of English, Haverford College, after 1946.; Lester, John A. 1915-1983, former owner.

Subject:

Buddhism -- Rituals -- Texts; Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, Pali; Manuscripts, Burmese; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

16 leaves : lacquered cloth.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. leaves.; In Pali.; Written in 6 lines per leaf.; Foliation: Lacquered cloth, 16; [1a, 1b, 2-11, 12a, 12b, 13-14].; Written in Burmese script, probably in the late 19th or early 20th century.; One wooden cover with beveled edges; gold over red lacquer with five celestial beings in red on the outside, red on the inside; one hole for thread, left of center.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2972

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts