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MSS EUR HODGSON/86 The Limbu texts on ethics and morality, including so-called
Lakṣmīsāṃlo 1746 |
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Limbu text related to the teachings of
Sirijanga including ethics, morals,
cosmology, with three items and including material on Limbu cosmology. |
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1[vol.86 fol(s)1-18] Old Limbu text on moral teachings
and traditional sayings known as mundhum
sapla ??? Middle of the eighteenth
century (?), about a century older than Hodgson's time Hand-made paper, thickened with home-made glue, traditional
pothi or pechya
style, fine condition, fair old writing, both sides of the folios
used. |
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Limbu |
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Text dealing with Limbu moral teaching and philosophy, folios are
numbered with Nepali numerals, letter sṛ at the top of
every page, Nagari used used on the first page suggests mid-eighteenth
century date, believed to be the text of Sirijanga's Khahun or teaching [Chemjong, Kainla and others_VE2059:13]. |
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2[vol.86 fol(s)19-33] Old Limbu text on cosmology and
ethics, corruptly known as Lakṣmīsāṃlo, written by
Sirijanga
(Sri
Rupihang Raya?) definitely not
from Hodgson's time, a little older than that, may be from around the
mid-eighteenth century (?) Hand-made paper, thickened with home-made glue, traditional
pothi or pechya
style, first or recto of folio 19 is partially faded, bottom edges are
effected and brittled by overuse of the manuscript before its
acquisition by Hodgson, otherwise fine condition, very fine old writing,
ff. 30-33 blank. |
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Limbu |
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Old Limbu text on cosmology and ethics, corruptly known as
Lakṣmīsāṃlo, written by Sirijanga
(1704-1741?), a Limbu monk who devised or revived a script for the Limbu
language but was later killed by Sikkimese Tibetan Buddhists as a threat
to their authority (see reference [Dhungel_2006c:52-56]). The claim that he undertook his project at
the instructions of the third Chogyal of Sikkim
(see [van Driem_2001:430]) is implausible
because the latter reigned from 1702 to 1716. This manuscript probably
dates from Sirijanga’s time or shortly afterwards, and might possibly be
in his own hand. Some old Nepali writings on the recto of the first leaf
(folio 19) in script similar to that used in the early or mid-eighteenth
century, cross reference [vol 88/1
fol.1-10] . |
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3[vol.86 fol(s)34-41] Old Limbu text on cosmology and moral teachings by Sirijanga
also known as
Lakṣmīsāṃlo definitely
not from Hodgson's time, may be from mid-eighteenth century ? Hand-made paper, thickened with home-made glue, traditional
Sanskrit pothi or Tibetan pechya style, deteriorated, major portion of three
folios torn out and missing, verso of folio 38 (which was actually the
first folio or title page when in the original order) is faded from
overuse; title description in Limbu and a couple of Magari letters in an
early or mid-eighteenth century style, mostly rough writing. |
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Limbu |
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Similar to item 2 but in brief (Limbu moral teachings and sayings).
The Limbu writing in this text is definitely
from earlier than Hodgson's time, maybe from around the mid-eighteenth
century or from Sirijanga's time. |