Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text

Title	Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text
Date	1800s
Medium	Cover: lacquer, gilding, and glass appliqué on wood; leaves: lacquer and gilding on cloth
Classification	Manuscript
Origin	Myanmar (Burma)

Themes: Celestial charts & astronomy

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“Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1800s. It is executed in cover: lacquer, gilding, and glass appliqué on wood; leaves: lacquer and gilding on cloth and classified as manuscript. In this archive it sits within the celestial charts & astronomy tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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