Buddhist Manuscript (5 results)
More imagesPublished by (19th Century)., (Burma).
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Seller: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaAsia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB
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Heavily gilded and red and black lacquered kammavaca with shwezawa work, 13 round-edged leaves loose in gilt-decorated red lacquered wooden boards (rubbed), each board punctured but lacking the binding pin or cord, 10 x 54.4 cms; the leaves 9.2 x 53.5 cms, five lines of black lacquered text in Pali (using Burmese script) on each… double-sided finely gilt decorated leaf, the text on the inner face only of the terminal leaves, the outer face of each elaborately gilt, a central panel featuring seven floral medallions (the central three medallions rubbed and only partly visible), the edges of a few leaves chipped with loss, each leaf double punctured (lacking the cords), in good condition. Highly attractive traditional canonical Buddhist manuscript.
More imagesPublished by [Burma (Myanmar), likely Shan State, early 20th century].
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Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, AustriaAntiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH
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Folding book (pap tup, or parabaik), 394 x 180 mm. 69 ff. Manuscript in Burmese script, with certain words and phrases in Burmese and the rest likely in Sanskrit or Pali, on accordion-folded undyed paper. Contemporary red boards decorated with gold-painted floral borders. A Buddhist folding book, decorated with floral designs an…d golden paint, in the style most often found in Shan manuscripts. The work includes a collection of Buddhist prayers, introduced by the chant "Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sambuddhassa", a popular Theravada veneration of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, often used to begin a chant or prayer. Folding books like these (parabaik in Burmese, pap tup in Shan) often preserve selections of the canonical texts of Theravada Buddhism, drawing both on the official Pali-language canon (the Tipitaka) and more locally popular, non-canonical exegesis in Shan and Pali. - Such manuscripts were prepared for wealthy families, with the finest being commissioned by Buddhist kings. This example would likely have been commissioned by a family or individual as an offering to a local Buddhist temple, often donated in the name of a deceased family member, who would then acquire merit from the deed. - Folding books have an ancient history in southeast Asia and in Buddhism especially, where they preserve major canonical texts as well as local Buddhist prayers, practices, and stories. - A few chips to covers, one resulting in minor damage to the corner of one opening; light dampstaining. In good condition.
More imagesPublished by [Burma (Myanmar), likely Shan State, early 20th century].
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- Manuscript
Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, AustriaAntiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH
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Folding book (pap tup, or parabaik), 441 x 185 mm. 69 ff. Likely Shan-language and Pali manuscript in Burmese script, on accordion-folded undyed paper. Contemporary embossed gold covers studded with multi-coloured pieces of mirror glass and lavish floral decoration in high relief. A large example of a Buddhist folding book, pain…ted gold and studded with mirror-glass in the style most often found in Shan manuscripts. The work includes a collection of Buddhist prayers, introduced by the chant "Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sambuddhassa", a popular Theravada veneration of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, often used to begin a chant or prayer. Folding books like these (parabaik in Burmese, pap tup in Shan) often preserve selections of the canonical texts of Theravada Buddhism, drawing both on the official Pali-language canon (the Tipitaka) and more locally popular, non-canonical exegesis in Shan and Pali. - Such manuscripts were prepared for wealthy families, with the finest being commissioned by Buddhist kings. This example would likely have been commissioned by a family or individual as an offering to a local Buddhist temple, often donated in the name of a deceased family member, who would then acquire merit from the deed. - Folding books have an ancient history in southeast Asia and in Buddhism especially, where they preserve major canonical texts as well as local Buddhist prayers, practices, and stories. - Some rubbing and chipping to covers; text in excellent condition.
More imagesPublished by Burma, [ca. 1896 ]. 1896
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Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, AustriaAntiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH
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600 x 65 mm. 21 palm leaves between two painted wooden boards with cord. Burmese manuscript in Pali, most likely a register of Buddhist monastic rules. - Signs of age.
Published by Burma Handwritten Manuscript [Likely 19th century but possibly late 1700s to early 1900s] 1900
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Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.Buddenbrooks, Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerA long and fine manuscript written in fine Pali in black on palm leaves. The palm leaves with text in black, with red lacquered wooden boards. Each leaf measures 23" x 2.5"., original protective covers of red lacquered wooden boards decorated in gold, all edges gilt, tied with braided cords. 78 palm leaves written in black. A ha…ndsome and well preserved example, one tie cord lacking. A FINE BURMESE MANUSCRIPT WELL PRESERVED AND QUITE HANDSOME.
