We are pleased to announce that materials created as part of the EAP104 project are now available to view via the EAP Webpages. EAP104 digitised 71 religious and literary manuscripts housed in the Pa'O Literary and Cultural Council Committee (PLCCC) Library in Taunggyi, Myanmar (Burma).

EAP104 A pilot project aimed at the preservation of Pa'O religious and literary manuscripts

EAP104/1/1 Lokadippa lokavvat' phrekyam [1986 (1343 Burmese Era)], elucidation of the Vinaya

The collection consists of parabaik (folded paper manuscripts), bound scrolls and palm leaf texts, written in the Pa'O, Burmese and Shan languages. The EAP104 project focussed on the Pa'O interpretations of the Theravada Buddhist canon, alongside texts detailing Pa'O dynasties and historical sites.

EAP104/1/20 Charākrui' tasī'' kyam, treatise on meditation