Manuscript of the Kammavaca
Ivory
Manuscript of the Kammavaca
Ivory
Manuscript of the Kammavaca
MYANMAR
This manuscript is a copy of the Kammavaca, a ritual text of nine chapters extracted from the Vinaya and used during the ordination of monks and nuns. It is thought to have originated in either Ammarapura or Mandalay.
The manuscript is written in black ink on 14 ivory boards. The covers have red lotus patterns with geometric designs similar to mandalas. Some boards feature geometric patterns on either side of the text.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 187.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Manuscript of the Kammavaca." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 187.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Manuscript of the Kammavaca" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:187.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Manuscript of the Kammavaca. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 187).
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