The Imminent Extinction of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts in Sipsong Panna
…āda Buddhism, and individual temples are largely autonomous. As a result, there is no one central location where archives and records are kept. Palm-leaf manuscripts are scattered around the different te…
…ralized archives, and geographic challenges in sourcing materials. Interviews reveal the absence of cataloging systems, leading to scattered manuscripts in various temples. Furthermore, geographic restri…