Extracts from the Tipitaka (Pali canon) and Phra Malai, the legend of a famous Buddhist monk known as Phra Malai who visited heaven and hell. Fragment without covers. Fols. 33-39 contain transcript into Thai in blue pen of original text in Khom script. Illustrations: Eight paired illustration...
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.
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 ...
Seal made from ivory. Possibly related to Ubon Ratchathani Province. Illustrations: A lotus flower in a pond with two crane birds, Rattanakosin style (Thailand)
'Reuang nok krachap reu sapphasit' เรื่องนกกระจาบหรือสัพ์พสิทธ์
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'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.