Preservation of Palm-Leaf Scriptures in Dai Buddhism
… those academics who master Pāli as well as
the Dai Dhamma script. Unless priority is given to the study of Dai
Buddhist manuscripts, it seems likely that this ancient manuscript
culture will also vanis…
This text discusses the decline in donations of traditional palm-leaf scriptures in favor of more accessible and readable texts printed on Chinese and sa-paper. Reasons include cost, legibility, and t