Parabaik
![A parabaik depicting a panorama of scenes from the Buddha's life](/Images/godic/202502/01/Bodleian_MS._Burm._a._12_Life_of_Buddha_03-125847.jpg")
Parabaik (Burmese:ပုရပိုက်; pronounced: [pəɹəbaiʔ]) is a type of paper, made of thick sheets of paper that are blackened, glued, and folded together. Along with paper made from bamboo and palm leaves, parabaiks were the main medium for writing and drawing in early modern Burma/Myanmar.