The Tripitaka, also known as Pipitaka, is the earliest collection of Buddhist writings. Initially these writings were composed orally and passed down by traditional teaching and re-telling. By the Third Century B.C., they were written in the...

Outside of academic circles, The Harley 2253 Manuscript (also called the "Harley Lyrics"), is not widely known. However, it is one of the most important collections of works to have ever been written because of, mainly, its utilization of...