This a vintage Gold Leaf Folding Kammavaca, which is Burmese Buddhist Ordination Manuscript with 18 Panels in a Red and Gold.Kammavaca is a Pali term describing an assemblage of passages from the Tipitaka –  the Theravada Buddhist canon –  that relate to ordination, the bestowing of robes, and other rituals of monastic life. A Kammavaca is a highly ornamental type of manuscript usually commissioned by lay members of society as a work of merit, to be presented to monasteries when a son enters the Buddhist Order as a novice or becomes ordained as a monk. The novitiation ceremony of a Buddhist monk is an important family ritual, the main purpose being to gain merit for their future life.
Kammavaca manuscripts are written on a variety of materials, primarily on palm leaf but also on stiffened cloth, or gold, silver, metal in the shape of palm leaf. Thickly applied lacquer or gilded decoration appears on the leaves themselves and also on the cover boards. The Pali text is written in black lacquer in ornate Burmese characters known as ‘tamarind-seed’ script, also refereed to as ‘square’ script, which differs from the usual round Burmese writing.
A fabulous item to adorn your home or add to you collection.

Shows Natural and Wear

23 Inches Long
Panels
5.5 Inches Wide
1.5 Inches Deep

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