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Or 13703

Record Id:
032-001608341
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001608341
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x000149
LARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100189166865.0x000001
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13703
Title:

Extracts from the Tipiṭaka

Scope & Content:

Extracts from the Tipitaka traditionally used for funerals.

Fols. 1-2: Vinayapiṭaka - Parivāra

Fols. 3-4: Vinayapiṭaka - Suttavibhanga - Pārājika

Fols. 5-7: Suttantapiṭaka - Dīghanikāya - Brahmajālasutta

Fols. 7-8: Dhammasanganī

Fol. 9: Vibhanga

Fols. 9-10: Dhātukathā

Fols. 10-12: Puggalapaññatti

Fols. 12-13: Kathāvatthu

Fol. 13: Yamaka

Fols. 13-14: Mahāpaṭṭhāna

Fols. 14-23: Sahassaneyya

Fols. 23-28: Mahākassapa-thera-bojjhanga

Fols. 28-32: Mahāmoggallāna-thera-bojjhanga

Fols. 32-35: Mahācunda-thera-bojjhanga

Fols. 35-51: Girimāndasutta

Fols. 51-52: Iti pi so

Fols. 53-56: Buddhaguṇāgāthā

Fols. 56-70: Uṇhīsavijaya

Fols. 70-80: Mahāsāra

Illustrations: 20 pairs of illustrations depicting scenes of various meditation methods (including morbid meditations), teaching, illness and death, as well as scenes of traditional healing methods, care for the invalid and end-of-life care and related rituals.

Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Central Thai Manuscripts Digitization
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
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Is part of:
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Hierarchy:
032-001608341
Container:
not applicable
Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
81 folios
Digitised Content:
https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100189166865.0x000001
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Languages:
Pali
Thai
Scripts:
Khmer
Start Date:
1800
End Date:
1899
Date Range:
19th century
Era:
CE
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User Conditions:
Physical Characteristics:

Materials: Paper folding book (samut khoi)

Dimensions: 570 mm x 150 mm

Script: 4/5 lines per side, 51 cm long. Red guide marks for use in recitation. Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand

Binding: Black lacquered covers and edges, gilt borders on the covers

Source of Acquisition:
Purchased from Mrs Soole, October 1975.
Publications:

Tanabe, Kazuko (ed.): Tai denshō shahon ni mirareru mahābuddaguna idainaru buttoku no kenkyū. [東京] :[田辺和子], 2013, pages 14-27.

San San May and Jana Igunma. Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia (London: British Library, 2018) pp. 108-109, 153, 223, 232-233

Jana Igunma. Morbid meditations in Thai manuscript art. https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2014/02/morbid-meditations-in-thai-manuscript-art.html

Igunma Jana and San San May (eds.) Buddhism. Origins, traditions and contemporary life. London: British Library, 2019, pp. 172-3.

Exhibitions:
Buddhism, British Library, 25 Oct 2019 - 23 Feb 2020
Enfers et fantômes d’Asie, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, April 10 2018 - July 15 2018
Thai Manuscripts, British Library, London, January 1983 - November 1983
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)