The volume contains Vinayavastu, one of the four main texts on discipline in the Sarvastivada school. The Vinaya corpus deals with the topic of monastic discipline. This volume contains account of 17 vastus or items which make up the life and practices of Buddhist monks and nuns. The stories and anecdotes from the time of the Buddha. The stories constitute the contextual narrative for the various rules and precepts to be observed by the monks and the explanation for life experiences and events through karmic connection to the past lifetimes. The volume is written on cream coloured traditional Bhutanese paper made from dahpne bark. It is written in black ink. The text is wrapped in several layers of cloth and bound between two thick wood covers. The leaves are roughly 70x19.5cm. The opening folio is illuminated with drawings of Buddha and other decorative motifs. The first folios of the kanjur series have a deep blue or red background, most likely painted using malachite or lac. The text starts on the verso of the first folio, which also has a silk cover. 1 volume containing 478 folios of manuscripts on paper in loose leaf poti format.
Dates of original material: unknown.
Volume: Ka.
Script(s) of material: Tibetan dBu can script.
