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IO Pali 152

Record Id:

032-001608328

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001608328

MDARK:

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LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IO Pali 152

Title:

Mahābuddhaguna มหาพุทธคุณ and extracts from the Tipitaka

Scope & Content:

Fols. 1-2: Extracts from Vinaya Pitaka (Pārājikā),

Fols. 3-4: Extracts from Sutta Pitaka,

Fols. 5-8: Extracts from Abhidhamma Pitaka,

Fols. 9-12: Sahassanaya,

Fols: 13-33: Mahābuddhaguna, part 1,

Fols. 34-59: Mahābuddhaguna, part 2,

Fols. 60-67: Unhissavijaya.

Illustrations: Ten pairs of illustrations in water colour, of which five are imperfect

Fol. 1: Sakka and Brahma,

Fol. 3: Rājasīha and Rājasīha,

Fol. 5: Kinnara and Kinnarī,

Fol. 8: Deers and tiger,

Fol. 9: Monkeys and rabbit,

Fol. 13: Deva and Deva (unfinished),

Fol. 34: Elephants and hunters (unfinished),

Fol. 59: Tiger with bird and Tiger with deer (unfinished),

Fol. 60: (blank) and Water buffalo with hunters (unfinished)

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Central Thai Manuscripts Digitization
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001608328

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-001608328

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

68 folios

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Pali

Scripts:

Khmer

Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1799

Date Range:

18th century

Era:

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User Conditions:

Physical Characteristics:

Materials: Paper folding book (samut khoi)

Dimensions: 618 mm x 112 mm

Script: 5 lines per side in black ink, 55 cm long. Thick Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand

Source of Acquisition:

India Office.

Publications:

Henry Ginsburg, ''Thai Art and Culture. Historic Manuscripts from Western collections'' (London: British Library, 2000) p. 90

San San May and Jana Igunma. Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia (London: British Library, 2018) p. 104-105

Exhibitions:

Thai Manuscripts, Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok, 31 October 1996 - 29 November 1996

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)