Preserving Palm-Leaf Manuscripts in Southwestern China
Conclusion
Numerous palm-leaf and sa-paper manuscripts exist in the Dai regions in Southwestern China. These Buddhist manuscripts, copied and inscribed in Pāli and the Dai language using traditional
…lection efforts by the local government aim to revive research in this area, inspired by successful digitalization projects in Thailand and Laos. The preservation of these manuscripts represents a vital step in pro…