Persian knife

[Ren Ren]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hi Ian,

I know these knives only from South India and Sri Lanka but never have seen examples from Burma. Would you mind sharing pictures from examples you have seen?

Best regards,
Detlef

That was a great question, Detlef! When I saw these scribe knives from Sri Lanka a few years ago, I sent a photo of them to some Buddhist friends in Thailand. They told me that there are many types of sacred Buddhist knives in Thailand, but that there are none like them. They also explained that in their country, sacred texts on palm leaves have not been copied by hand for a long time, but are printed using the woodcut method, from engraved wooden blocks. Unfortunately, I have not had the opportunity to find out how this is done in Burma, but all these years this thought has not left my head.
Sincerely, Serge