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41. Add MS 15347

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 15347
Title:
'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย = Maleyyatheravannana
Scope & Content:
Legend of a famous Buddhist monk known as Phra Malai who visited heaven and hell. The illustrations represent celestial beings (devata), and the tortures of the damned in hell. Fol. 2: "namo tassa… namo tassa… tilokasettham tam buddham dhammanavaniyanikam samgham nikkhanañceva abhivadi bhasiss...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Pali and Thai
Date Range:
1830-1838
Extent:
85 folios

42. Add MS 23939

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 23939
Title:
Kammavaca ကမ္မဝါစာ
Scope & Content:
Burmese Buddhist ordination text, with border decorations in Thai style of the late 18th or 19th century. For detailed description of No. 23,939, see the Catalogue of Oriental MSS.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Burmese and Pali
Date Range:
1770-1850
Extent:
3 leaves, fragment