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MS. Sansk. d. 12 (R)

MSS. Sansk. d.

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Fragment, 15th cent.?

Contents

Four leaves, numbered 3, 5, 15, and 16 of a work, probably Buddhist, containing rules of conduct

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Palm-leaves, held together by a string passing through a central hole.
Extent: 4. Only half of the last leaf remains.
Dimensions (binding): × cm.

Hand(s)

Nepalese.

History

Origin: 15th cent.?

end of the 14th or beginning of the 15th century.

Provenance and Acquisition

Bought in 1900 from Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle.

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1619, p. 323

Availability

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions). Contact specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    Moriz Winternitz and Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1905), no. 1619, p. 323

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