[RAS Burmese 01] Kammavācā

language : Pāli

date : C19th?

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1. Kammavācā 16 partly gilded, decorated ivory plates (ke-[kē]); 540 x 92 mm; 2 cord holes, 4 lines, 25 char. in blacl lacquer, Burmese tamarind-seed large script, 480 mm; punctuation in red and gold; 2 red lacquered, gilded, very light wooden covers decorated in red. Seriously damaged, most of the lacquer of the script and gilded motifs have fallen, to be opend with care as it is brittle. No date – Is it according to Transactions RAS 183, appendix donation of books &c. p. lx, presented “by Robert Fullerton, Esq. late Governor of Penang, April 16, 1831. Three Burmese MSS. on palm leaves in the square pali character. One ditto, on ivory leaves, in the same character. One ditto, on palm leaves silvered, in the round Pali character”? [RAS Burmese 1] – this catalogue number is made up of elevenl physical manuscripts, shot one after the other. Each sub-item is listed in catalogue with its contents.

Leaf 3-4 includes material found with the MS.
2. Kammavācā, various fragments A. 7 black lacquered, silvered olas (ka-[ke]); 530 x 82 mm; 2 cord holes, 7 lines, 42 char. in black lac, Burmese medium round script, 490 mm; no covers. No date. B. 7 black lacquered, silvered olas (ṅa-[ṅe]); 525 x 80 mm; 2 cord holes, 7 lines, 52 char. in black lac, Burmese medium round script, 490 mm; no covers. No date. C. 2 gilded, decorated olas (ke-[kē]); 540 x 92 mm; 2 cord holes, 5 lines, 12 char. in black lac, Burmese tamarind-seed large script, 230 mm; represent the 2 last foll. of a ms., fine motifs; no covers. No date. D. A single gilded, decorated ola (ki); 530 x 82 mm; 2 cord holes, 4 lines, 22 char. in black lac, Burmese tamarind-seed large script, 490 mm; fine motifs; no covers. No date. E. 10 gilded, decorated olas (ka-ko); 540 x 92 mm; 2 cord holes, 5 lines, 26 char. in black lac, Burmese tamarind-seed large script, 490 mm; no covers. No date.
3. Suddhantaparivāsakammavācā 11 gilded, decorated olas (no numbering); 545 x 70 mm; 2 cord holes, 5 lines, 46 char. in black or dark brown lac, Burmese medium round script, 450 mm; last ola damaged; unusual fine motifs; no covers. No date.
4. A. Kammavācā fragment 7 gilded, ecorated olas (ka-[ke]); 540 x 95 mm; 2 cord holes, 5 lines, 30 char. in black lac, Burmese tamarind-seed large script, 515 nn; no covers. No date. 4. B. [Vinayapiṭaka-Bhikkhupātimokkha] fragment A single gilded, decorated ola (ka); 545 x 95 mm; 2 cord holes, 8 lines, 32 char. in black lac, Burmese medium square script, 230 mm; recto decorated, verso beginning text of Pātimokkha; no covers. Very fine. No date – is it according to Transactions RAS 2, 1830 p. CII, presented “by Sir Alexander Johnston, Knt. June 16, 1827, &c. A specimen of the small square Pali character”? See also possibly under RAS Burmese 64?
5. Kammavācā 12 gilded, decorated plates made of stiffened cloth (ka-[kāḥ]); 530 x 90 mm; a single cord holes, 5 lines, 28 char. in black lac, Burmese tamarind-seed large script, 500 mm; no covers. No date.
6. Kammavācā 12 gilded/silvered, decorated olas (ka-[kāḥ]); 540 x 95 mm; 2 cord holes, 5 lines, 32 char. in black lac, Burmese tamarind-seed large script, 505 mm; 2 red lacquered wooden covers, one gilded and decorated in red, the second only gilded. No date.
7. Kammavācā 12 gilded/silvered, decorated olas (ka-[kāḥ]); 540 x 96 mm; 2 cord holes, 5 lines, 32 char. in black lac, Burmese tamarind-seed large script, 510 mm; a single red lacquered gilded decorated wooden cover. No date.
8. Kammavācā 17 gilded/silvered. decorated olas (ka-[khu]); 540 x 95 mm; 2 cord holes, 5 lines, 28 char. in black lac, Burmese tamarind-seed large script, 505 mm; 2 red lacquered wooden covers, one gilded and decorated in red, the second only gilded. No date.
9. Kammavācā 17 gilded, decorated olas (ka-khu); 530 x 90 mm; 2 cord holes, 5 lines, 32 char. in black lac, Burmese tamarind-seed large script, 505 mm; no covers. No date.
10. Kammavācā 11 gilded, decorated olas (wanting ka; kā-[kāḥ?]); 540 x 95 mm; 2 cord holes, 5 lines, 32 char. in black lac, Burmese tamarind-seed large script, 505 mm; 2 red lacquered wooden covers, gilded and decorated in red. No date.
11. Kammavācā 6 gilded, decorated olas (no numbering); 510 x 95 mm; 2 cord holes, 5 lines, 32 char. in black lac, Burmese tamarind-seed large script, no margins; round corners; no covers. No date.
This collection of Kammavācā was probably presented by Robert Fullerton Esq. in 1828 & 1831? See Jacqueline Filliozat, ‘Survey of the Pāli Manuscript Collection in the Royal Asiatic Society’, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1999, Vol. 9, Pt. 1, pp. 35-76.