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Manuscript of excerpts from Buddhist texts
Manuscript of excerpts from Buddhist texts

Manuscript of excerpts from Buddhist texts

Place of OriginMyanmar (Burma)
Date1918
MaterialsLacquer and gilding on stiffened cloth, with wooden covers
DimensionsH. 5 1/2 in x W. 22 3/4 in x Th. 2 in, H. 14.0 cm x W. 57.8 cm x Th. 5.1 cm
Credit LineGift of John Altman
Object number2008.94
DepartmentSoutheast Asian Art
ClassificationsBooks And Manuscripts
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This manuscript is of a standard [Burmese] type, with conventional elaborate decorations and six lines of script per page. Its inscription includes a date equivalent to 1918, and it names the donors (a husband and wife, and four of their children) and their town. It adds the donors' wish that their deed of merit may advance them toward achieving nirvana and that all beings may praise their generosity.