A History of Pali Literature v2.c19.s2: Bawbawgyi pagoda stone fragments
A History of Pāli Literature v2.c19.s2
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Bawbawgyi pagoda stone fragments
v2.c19.s2.1
In 1910-11, while clearing a small portion of the debris round the Bawbawgyi pagoda of Hmawza (old Prome) three fragments of a stone inscription were discovered. Their characters are the same as those of the Maunggan plates ; and the script may be referred to the 6th century A.D. It contains an extract from the Vibhaṅga, a book of the Abhidhamma, and corresponds to page 144 of Mrs. Rhys Davids’ edition. (An. R.A.S., Burma, 1924, p. 21.)
v2.c19.s2.2
The two gold plates and the stone fragments have been elaborately treated by Mon. Finot in his article “ Un nouveau document sur le buddhisme birman ”—a new document of Burmese Buddhism—published in the Journal Asiatique, Vol. XX, Juillet-Aout, 1912, pages 121 ff.
Linked texts (1)
- Vibhaṅga — Pāli