Buddhist Manuscript Formats in Dai Region
…Khuddaka-nikāya (小阿含经) and Volume 99 Majjhima-nikāya (中阿含经) are all in 5-line to 6-line format manuscripts; Volume 100 Digha-nikāya (长阿含经) is in 4-line to 5-line-format. The jäṭaka Wexiandala is the mo…
…a key Buddhist text promoting dāna, or generosity, as the highest merit. An example is a palm-leaf scripture collected by my Research Center in a 5-line format, showcasing varied manuscript formats suc…