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Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16353
Title:: Extracts from Abhidhamma and 'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย, with illustrations from the Vessantara Jataka พระเวสสันดรชาดก
Scope & Content:: Extracts from Abhidhamma. Phra Malai. Colophon: ๚ฑ้๚ พ่อดอนแม่แจ่มทร่างนังสือพระมาลัยไว้ในพระสาศหนาซอให้เป็นปัจใจแก่พระนิพานนั้นเทอน๚๛ ๚ฑ้๚ นายโพ้ลงเป็นผู้สมเคราะให้สำเร็จฅ์มะโนรศความปราฐหนา๚๛ หลวงพี่เกิดเป็นผู้นำมาให้สำเร็จ๚ เป็นมูลข้า Pho Don Mae Chaem sang nang su Phra Malai wai nai phrasat...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Pali and Thai
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 102 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16368
Title:: Seal ตรา งาช้าง
Scope & Content:: Royal seal made from ivory showing a lion (Singha) on flowery decorated background. Seal of Krom Mahachat of the Kindom of Siam (Thailand). Illustrations: Lion (Singha), Rattanakosin style.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Thai
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16374
Title:: Yantras for candles, astrology ยันต์, โหราศาสตร์
Scope & Content:: Yantra designs for candles, astrology. Yantras and charts on folios 1-11, 40, 54, 64, 68-72, 76-78.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Thai
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 78 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16455
Title:: Phrommachat พรหมชาติ
Scope & Content:: Drawings based on the Chinese zodiac, which relates each lunar month to the animals of the 12-year-cycle and their reputed attributes (earth, wood, fire, iron, water) as well as a male or female avatar (yin-yang), a plant and a number diagram. Also includes descriptions of lucky and unlucky comb...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Thai
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 22 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16481
Title:: The ordination of Prince Nanda and his bride
Scope & Content:: Painting of a scene from the life of the Buddha concerning the episode of Prince Nanda, the younger half-brother of the Buddha. Nanda was to be married to the beautiful young Janapada Kalyani, but after he listened to the teachings of the Buddha (Dhamma) he decided to leave his bride and follow ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Thai
Date Range:: 1850-1900
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16482
Title:: Tamra Sastra ตำราศาสตรา
Scope & Content:: Fortune telling manual from southern Thailand. A person would use a porcupine quill, knife or wooden stick to open a random page of the booklet, and a divination specialist who knows to interpret the text and illustrations can then give advice to the person how to avoid bad luck or disaster. The...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Thai
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 63 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16541
Title:: Seal ตรา งาช้าง
Scope & Content:: Seal made from ivory. Illustrations: A male figure kneeling on a pedestal and waving leaves or a fan with his hand, Rattanakosin style (Thailand)
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Thai
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16542
Title:: Seal ตรา งาช้าง
Scope & Content:: Seal made from ivory. Possibly related to Ubon Ratchathani Province. Illustrations: A lotus flower in a pond with two crane birds, Rattanakosin style (Thailand)
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Thai
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16552
Title:: Buddhist texts with illustrations from the Ten birth tales ทสชาติ
Scope & Content:: 1) Extracts from Abhidhammapitaka: Folio 1: "Namo tassa...", Dhammasangani. Vibhanga. Dhatukatha. Puggalapannatti. Kathavatthu. Yamaka. Mahapatthana. 2) Extracts from Vinayapitaka: "Namo tassa...", Parajika. "Nibbana paccayo hotu". 3) Extracts from Suttantapitaka: "Namo tassa...", D...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Pali and Thai
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 78 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16553
Title:: 'Reuang nok krachap reu sapphasit' เรื่องนกกระจาบหรือสัพ์พสิทธ์
Scope & Content:: 'Nang Kham Sai - Kham Sai' written in Central Thai and English with big letters on folio 1. 'Reuang nok krachap reu sapphasit' in Central Thai written underneath. Dated 2464 = 1921 AD. Main text ends on folio 40, another text in pencil on folios 41-45. Further pencilled text on folios 54-55.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Thai
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 55 folios

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