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Palm-leaf means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Palm-leaf was used for binding manuscripts to store knowledge in ancient India.—Records were first made in Greece and Rome on scrolls written upon with the stylus until this yielded place in Rome to the tablets strung together by a loop. In India the palm leaf equally strung together by a loop served the purpose. In earlier times, however, what all one should know seems to have resided in the minds of teachers who passed it on to generations mainly through memory. Accordingly, one is struck with the importance that comes to be attached to memory quite early in man’s history, since both in Greece and Rome boys at school were given training in memorising proverbs and set passages, a phenomenon which we see to this day in our Indian schools.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Search found 193 books and stories containing Palm-leaf; (plurals include: leaves). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
“On Golden Tablets” < [Volume 11, Issue 6 (2020)]
Clearing the Course < [Volume 11, Issue 4 (2020)]
The Making of a Monk < [Volume 15, Issue 6 (2024)]
Sidelights on History and Culture Of Orissa (by Manmath Nath Das)
Chapter 53 - Orissan palm leaf manuscripts < [Part 4 - Language, Literature and Education]
Chapter 50 - Graphic art—a bird’s eye view on its development in Orissa < [Part 3 - Monuments, Art and Architecture]
Chapter 39.4 - Introduction to the Orissan art of Palm leaf etching < [Part 3 - Monuments, Art and Architecture]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Exploring the Feasibility of Using Recycled PET Strips with Palm Leaf Ash for... < [Volume 15, Issue 18 (2023)]
Ecological, Cultural, and Geographical Implications of Brahea dulcis (Kunth)... < [Volume 12, Issue 1 (2020)]
Experimental Study on the Effect of Date Palm Powder on the Thermal and... < [Volume 16, Issue 7 (2024)]
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
Reading Medieval Buddhist Manuscripts: Thoughts on Text and Image < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 1.2 (2018)]
Material Evidence for Ritual Chant in Early Modern Siam < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 7.2 (2024)]
Regarding the Research and Translations of Buddhist Scripture by Nineteenth... < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 1.1 (2018)]