Illustrated texts on the story of the 28 Buddhas, 8 arahants, Shwedagon pagoda and Jakata stories


Date(s) of creation: 1933 CE
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Reference number: OS MS 381240
Main author: Unknown
Extent: 13 sheets
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Note: Buddhism
1295 BE
BE = Burmese Era
Origin: Asia -- Myanmar -- Shan State
Illustration: drawn images of the past 28 Buddhas
Custodial history: Acquired by the anthropologist Dr. E. Michael Mendelson (afterwards Nathanial Tarn) in the Shan States, Burma in 1959
Acquisition: Donated to SOAS Library in November 2014 by Nathaniel Tarn (previously Dr E. Michael Mendelson)
Access status: Open
Language: Shan
Physical description: Illustrated manuscript; 35x53cm
Copies: Digital copy available via SOAS Digital Library
Format: Archive           
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