(Far left) The ascetic Kaladevala and the king pay

(Left side) The Bodhisatta goes to the Nanda Park in th

(Left) Prince Siddhattha (Bodhisatta) asks his father

The ploughing ceremony with the baby Bodhisatta mediating u

Burmese Manuscript 22, Volume 1

The newly married couple, Princess Yasodhara and Bodhisatta

Cover for Volume 2 in red tooled leather with text in gold

(Left) The queen gives birth to the Bodhisatta.

(Left) The King and the court watch the spectacle

(Right) The devas ask the Bodhisatta

Life of Buddha Burmese Manuscript 22, Volume 1

Cover for Volume 3 in red tooled leather with text in gold

(Left) The Bodhisatta takes seven steps and

Devas announce the coming of a Buddha.

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MS BURMESE 22

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(Right) The devas ask the Bodhisatta

Cover for Volume 2 in red tooled leather with text in gold

(Left) The Bodhisatta takes seven steps and

Devas announce the coming of a Buddha.

(Left) Prince Siddhattha (Bodhisatta) asks his father

MS BURMESE 22

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(Right) The devas ask the Bodhisatta

Cover for Volume 2 in red tooled leather with text in gold

(Left) The Bodhisatta takes seven steps and

Devas announce the coming of a Buddha.

(Left) Prince Siddhattha (Bodhisatta) asks his father

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