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31. Or 14447

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14447
Title:
Yogavacara manual (fragment)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a manual of a Buddhist mystic (yogāvacara) explaining various stages of purification of the mind by meditation. It sets out the means and plans for practising meditation as an ethical self-training. The manual, in its original complete form, is known to list 112 types of meditation a...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Pali and Thai
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
9 folios

32. Or 14526

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14526
Title:
มหาพุทธคุณ Mahābuddhagunā and other Buddhist texts
Scope & Content:
Mahābuddhagunā and Abhidhamma extracts with Thai commentary sponsored by Khrua Rak of Wat Prasat (Phetburi?) and written down by scribe Sami (or Samian?) Ratanachot. Partially fragmented. Fols. 1-19: Buddhagunā (fragment) Fols. 20-64: Extracts from Abhidhammamātika - Dhātukathā - Puggalapannat...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Pali and Thai
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
64 folios

33. Or 14559

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14559
Title:
Buddhist texts and 'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย, with illustrations from The Ten Birth Tales ทสชาติ
Scope & Content:
Buddhist texts. Phra Malai. Colophon on fol. 92, without a date, identifies the sponsors of the manuscript: Pho Phlai and Mae Thap. Illustrations: 16 pages with finest illustrations from the Ten birth tales and from the legend of a famous Buddhist monk known as Phra Malai who visited heaven ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Pali and Thai
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
92 folios

34. Or 14664

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14664
Title:
Phra Malai พระมาลัย and extracts from the Tipitaka
Scope & Content:
Extracts of the Tipitaka (Tripitaka) used for Buddhist funerals, together with the legend of Phra Malai, a famous Buddhist monk who visited heaven and hell. Fols. 1-3 Vinayapitaka - Parivāra Fols. 3-4: Suttantapitaka - Dighanikāya - Brahmajālasutta Fols. 4-7: Abhidhammamātika - Dhammasanganī ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Pali and Thai
Date Range:
1850-1900
Extent:
94 folios

35. Or 14704

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14704
Title:
Extracts from Abhidhamma and 'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย = Maleyyatheravannana, with illustrations from The Ten Birth Tales ทสชาติ
Scope & Content:
Abhidhammatika extracts: Dhammasangani, Vibhanga, Dhatukatha, Puggalapannatti, Kathavatthu, Yamaka, Mahapatthana. Fol. 1: "Namo tassa... kussala dhamma akussala dhamma abyakata dhamma kattame dhamma kussala yasmim samaye..." Sahassaneyya. Maleyyattheravannana: Legend of a famous Buddhist mon...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Pali and Thai
Date Range:
1780-1810
Extent:
75 folios

36. Or 14714

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14714
Title:
'Nang Kaki' นางกากี
Scope & Content:
Verse romance about Nang Kaki, the beautiful wife of the King of Benares, Phrommathat, who fell in love with Garuda while visiting the king in the shape of a young prince, and then abducted Nang Kaki. This poetic version is believed to have been composed by the Cambodian King Ang-Duong. Folios...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Thai
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
60 folios

37. Or 14723

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14723
Title:
Medical treatise ตำราแพทย์
Scope & Content:
Medical treatise
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Thai
Date Range:
1893
Extent:
76 folios

38. Or 14732

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14732
Title:
'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย and other Buddhist texts
Scope & Content:
Legend of a famous Buddhist monk known as Phra Malai who visited heaven and hell. Fols. 1-3: Vinayapitaka - Suttavibhanga - Pārājika Fols. 3-9: Suttantapitaka - Dīghanikāya - Brahmajālasutta - Sahassaneyya Fols. 9-12: Abhidhammamātika - Dhammasanganī - Vibhanga - Dhatukathā - Puggalapannatti...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Pali and Thai
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
93 folios

39. Or 14793

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14793
Title:
Elephant album ตำราช้าง
Scope & Content:
Drawings of elephants, five with riders and other figures, all with bamboo and palm trees Illustrations: 24 fine illustrations
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Pali and Thai
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
29 Folios

40. Or 14838

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14838
Title:
Extracts from the Abhidhamma Pitaka and the legend of Phra Malai พระมาลัย
Scope & Content:
Extracts from the seven books of the Abhidhamma (Aphitham chet khamphi) combined with the legend of a famous Buddhist monk known as Phra Malai who visited the Buddhist heavens and hells. Colophon: A colophon at the end of the text gives the date 2392 B.E., the Year of the Monkey, during the re...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Pali and Thai
Date Range:
1849
Extent:
93 folios