Palm Leaf Manuscripts

The Rev. Dr. Josiah Nelson Cushing, Class of 1862, was a missionary to the Shan people of British-occupied Burma and a noted linguist who translated the Bible into the Shan dialect and compiled a Shan-English dictionary. In 1881 he presented a complete set of the Tipitaka, the canonical text of Buddhism and many manuscripts written on painted and lacquered palm leaves.

Format(s): Manuscripts
Library: John Hay

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Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):
Records for most or all of this collection are not available on BruKnow

Other Online Access:
Publication: CURIO: Sanskrit Friday
Other: Image