Why do you think Peter Skilling's collection is moving to
Burma? It is a pleasant, highly organized, and easy place to
research and learn. I have spent many afternoons reading his
manuscripts there. He is also scanning the entire collection
for the web. He is one of the most generous and qualified
scholars anyone could meet. I have worked with and under the
guidance of Peter for many years. He is buying new land for a
new library in Thailand. What gives you the impression that it
is moving to Burma? Am I reading you correctly?
justin
---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 15:57:03 +0700
>From: "Eisel Mazard" <Parajanaka@...>
>Subject: Re: [palistudy] manuscripts
>To: palistudy@yahoogroups.com
>
>That's a fairly general request, Dr. Pind.
>
>I try to comment on any specific MS caches that cross my
attention
>that may be of special interest (I think I'm the only one
contributing
>this kind of information to the list).
>
>The recent _Literary Heritage of Laos, etc._ lists several
un-studied
>sources of MSs, including what purports to be the only Cambodian
>temple to have escaped destruction by Pol Pot (it is
described only
>briefly). Of course, the chances are that the latter
collection will
>just contain dull Kammavaca texts, but it (apparently) the
one and
>only set of indigenous Pali MS in Cambodia --I discussed the
remainder
>with Mme Filliozat, who was withering of the Ms in Phnom Penh
(and, it
>seems, with good reason).
>
>Given the locus of my current studies, I more frequently
discuss the
>"diaspora" of formerly Lao royal MS to be found in various
places in
>Thailand (viz., after looting): Yasothon, Mahasarakham, etc.,
and, of
>course, in the national collection in Bangkok.
>
>And, of course, if you have the patience, you could always
move in
>with Peter Skilling to look at his Burmese collection; Mme
Filliozat
>gave me some very candid advice as to just how exasperating an
>exercise this can be --however, that collection is soon to
disappear
>to Burma, so you might want to act on the opportunity while
it lasts.
>
>I do not own any MS myself, and I do not plan to ever own any
--unless
>I write them myself.
>
>E.M.
>
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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
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951-827-4530
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