Stone inscriptions from Middle Cambodia, particularly records of pious donations carved between the mid-sixteenth and mid-eighteenth centuries, are key sources for understanding the diverse and regionally connected Buddhist literature of this period. The epigraphical record provides three types of evidence that help build a picture of Middle-period Buddhist texts in Cambodia: 1) stylistic choices, particularly the use of bilingual Pali-Khmer prose; 2) direct quotations from Pali and Khmer texts, and 3) citations of titles of Pali liturgical chants, Pali-Khmer sermons, and a chanted Siamese poem. The cumulative force of this evidence builds a strong foundation for the historical study of Buddhist genres preserved in colonial-era palm-leaf and leporello manuscript collections.
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Abstract 57 Towards a History of Middle-Period Buddhist Literature 59 Context and Structure of Middle-Period Inscriptions 62 Evidence for Pali-Khmer Bitexts 66 Quotations of Pali and Khmer Texts 72 Titles of Pali Chants, Pali-Khmer Sermons, and a Siamese Poem 78 Conclusion 87 Orks Cited 88
