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Title
Kammavācā
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
Collection
Swift Family Collection of Palm Leaf Manuscripts
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Description
Handwritten ink label on inner back cover: "Kammavacam The formulas used in the ordination of a Buddhist monk or Bikkku (sic); Palm leaf MS. in Laos Pali characters. Farther India"
Silk wrapper with bamboo ribbing. 2 fine wooden covers - gilt lacquer rondels with vegetal motifs on red background. Leaves have gilt edges. Folio ki missing. Kammavaca formulas in Pali with some Lanna Thai at end.
Type
text
Extent
1 bundle; 21 ¼ x 2 inch.
Identifier
ff 4MS PL4251 no. 4
ark:/13030/hb1m3nb4cn
swift_cubanc_18_1_00030156
Language
Tai languages
Subject
Manuscripts, Northern Thai

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