Original pali canon on palm leaf

[C J]

Dear all,

I had read that the original pali canon (first written one) which was on palm leaf was lost and only copies remains.

I like to learn more on this if any member knows further information.

Thank you,
CJ

(edited for clarity)

[cooran]

Hello CJ,

This might be a start:

Pali Canon - can it be attributed back to the Buddha?
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=211

with metta
Chris

[David N. Snyder]

In Sri Lanka they still re-write the entire Tipitaka on Ola Palm leaves out of tradition. Since the leaves are biodegradable, they need to repeat the process every 6 months or so. There was a link to a website with beautiful pictures of the monks writing on the Ola leaves which explains the process, but I can't find that thread or link right now.

[SarathW]

Hi CJ
My home town is only 30 km from “Matale Aluvihara” where Pali cannon was written. If you go there you can get them to write something in palm leaves. My birth certificate was written in a palm leaf and lost after 30 years. They last for hundreds of years. If you are looking for oldest Buddhist script still remain you have to go to London library where there is a copy of world oldest printed book – Diamond Sutra.
A copy of the Diamond Sutra is the world’s oldest surviving printed book which is a historical document describing how Buddha explains the concept of Anatta to his disciples.

http://www.diamond-sutra.com/diamond_su ... ation.html

[C J]

Hello CJ,

This might be a start:

Pali Canon - can it be attributed back to the Buddha?
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=211

with metta
Chris

Thank you so much, That was what I was looking for. Learned all what I wanted from that tread.

Search function on this forum returned many pages, so I couldn't find that thread.

[C J]

Thank you all for valuable information.

[tiltbillings]

Hi CJ
My home town is only 30 km from “Matale Aluvihara” where Pali cannon was written. If you go there you can get them to write something in palm leaves. My birth certificate was written in a palm leaf and lost after 30 years. They last for hundreds of years. If you are looking for oldest Buddhist script still remain you have to go to London library where there is a copy of world oldest printed book – Diamond Sutra.
A copy of the Diamond Sutra is the world’s oldest surviving printed book which is a historical document describing how Buddha explains the concept of Anatta to his disciples.

http://www.diamond-sutra.com/diamond_su ... ation.html

The Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra is a Mahayana text composed quite sometime after the death of the Buddha. The fact of it being printed in Chinese and surviving all this time is, indded, quite remarkable. The linked version of the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra is certainly not a translation, given that "translator" makes no reference to working with the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra in its original language.