Kammavācā.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Contributor:

Lester, John A. (John Ashby), 1915-1983, former owner.

Standardized Title:

Tipiṭaka. Vinayapiṭaka. Parivāra. Kammavagga

Language:

Pali

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Rituals--Texts.

Buddhism.

Monastic and religious life (Buddhism).

Genre:

Manuscripts, Pali -- 19th century.

Manuscripts, Pali -- 20th century.

Manuscripts, Burmese -- 19th century.

Manuscripts, Burmese -- 20th century.

Penn 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.

Physical Description:

16 leaves : lacquered cloth.

Contained In:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2972

Place of Publication:

[Burma], [between 1875 and 1925?]

Language Note:

In Pali.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Ms. leaves.

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.

Cited as:

Kammavācā (Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2972). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

1419120556