Kammavācā

Swift Family Collection of Palm Leaf Manuscripts

ff 4MS PL4251 no. 4

Text

1 bundle; 21 ¼ x 2 inch.

The Bancroft Library

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.

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