Illustrated texts on the story of the 28 Buddhas, 8 arahants, Shwedagon pagoda and Jakata stories
Illustrated manuscript; 35x53cm
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Donated to SOAS Library in November 2014 by Nathaniel Tarn (previously Dr E. Michael Mendelson)
Digital copy available via SOAS Digital Library
Acquired by the anthropologist Dr. E. Michael Mendelson (afterwards Nathanial Tarn) in the Shan States, Burma in 1959
BE = Burmese Era
Origin: Asia -- Myanmar -- Shan State
Illustration: drawn images of the past 28 Buddhas