Mixed Bundle

Mixed palm-leaf manuscript combining parts of three different bundles. Red lac. covers. Gilded leaves with vermilion band.Decorated woven cotton ribbon. Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript. Additional date information: Copied c. 18–19th centuries Keywords: Buddhism, Remove, Sutta-pitaka, History. This manuscript contains the following 3 texts: EAP1150/1/171/1: Dhammapada aṭṭhakathā nissaya (Sukhāvaha vatthu) 7-10 Description: Incomplete parts seven to ten of Sukhāvaha vatthu, a bilingual translation of Dhammapada aṭṭhakathā. Extent: ṅū-naṃ. Condition of original material: Incomplete. Additional date information: Copied 1876 EAP1150/1/171/2: Mahā-umaṅga (Mahosadha) jātaka vatthu Description: Incomplete adaptation of Mahā-umaṅga (Mahosadha) jātaka in vernacular prose. Extent: khe-jhau. Condition of original material: Incomplete. Additional date information: Copied c. 1790-1830s EAP1150/1/171/3: Mahārājavaṃsa Description: The earliest known specimen of Burmese genre of “great chronicles” tracing the royal lineage from the first king Mahasamata to a certain overlord of the country of Burmans. The work of Sīlavaṃsa which is also known as Rājavaṅ kyau ("The Celebrated Chronicle") briefly covers the kings of Majjhimadesa (India), Lanka, Sarekhittarā, Pu kaṃ, and Ava. It also contains a section on the knowledge pertaining to royal duties (rājadhamma). The chronicle exists in two recensions (A and B) where the latter adds data on the kings of Paṅ ra and Cac kuiṅḥ and chronological calculations. Recension B of which ms FPL 2566.2 is a testimony also does not include the final colophon that ascribes the Mahārājavaṃsa to Sīlavaṃsa. Extent: chū-jaṃ. Condition of original material: Incomplete fascicle. Author(s)/Creator(s): ? Sīlavaṃsa. Additional date information: Copied c. 1830s-1890s.