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A, set of Burmese Kammavaca books, the exterior painted in red…
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Melbourne
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14-Nov-2015
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A, set of Burmese Kammavaca books, the exterior painted in red and gilt. Notes: Kammavaca are among the most sacred of Burmese religious texts and consist of nine Khandakas from the Pali Vinaya Pitaka, each of which relates to a specific ceremony associated with monks of the Theravada school of Buddhism. Kammavaca were usually commissioned as works of merit to be presented to the monk hood when a Son entered the Buddhist Order as a novice or became ordained as a monk.
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