??????????? (Buddhava?'kya?) Shan Buddhist Folding Manuscript (Parabaik).

[SHAN MANUSCRIPT] ?????????????? (CAV?? KE??? TAU???)

Verlag: (Kawsar Sakarij-1220),1859., Burma, Shan States., 1220

Beschreibung

Parabaik (accordion-bound folding manuscript), 18 x 39cm, 190 traditional strong paper leaves, each folded leaf with 10 lines of ruled black ink text in Shan round script (double-sided), the leaves edged in red lacquer; contemporary red lacquered paste boards with double mirror-mosaic inlaid borders, the title in Burmese script on the top board, a foliate design with coloured glass inlay on the bottom board (some inlay missing, bottom board loose), the leaves dusty, one with a small paper repair (3.5 x 7.5 cms), but the text still decipherable, occasional tide-marks and soiling and a few marginal wormholes (not affecting the text), but the whole in remarkably good, legible condition. Rare example of a lengthy traditional Buddhist manuscript in Shan script recounting the return of the Buddha to Kapilavastu (also Kapilavuddhu), an important moment in the life of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, and a key event in the spread of Buddhism. Kapilavastu was the capital of the Shakya clan, and it was where Siddhartha was born and raised as a prince before he left to seek enlightenment. From the longheld collection of the late Graham Cornall, Melbourne antique dealer, purchased in the 1970s. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 216995

Bibliografische Details

Titel: ??????????? (Buddhava?'kya?) Shan Buddhist ...

Verlag: (Kawsar Sakarij-1220),1859., Burma, Shan States.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1220

Einband: Hardcover