The Role of Sa-Paper in Buddhist Manuscripts
…he text, and reproduced the readily available sa-paper version of the text instead.
10 Except for a small part of those whose content is too secular, like Zanha libretto and love songs.
Sa-paper, made by local artisans, serves as a practical alternative for copying both Buddhist and secular texts in Sipsong Panna. Although less symbolic than palm leaves, sa-paper's ease of use and du