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Or 14068

Record Id:

032-001608346

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001608346

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x00014e

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100189195959.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 14068

Title:

Mahābuddhagunā and other Buddhist texts fom the Tipiṭaka

Scope & Content:

Extracts from the Tipitaka (Tripitaka) with illustrations from the Ten Birth Tales or the Last Ten Jātaka (ทศชาติชาดก).

Fols. 1-3: Vinayapitaka - Suttavibhanga - Pārājika

Fols. 3-4: Dīghanikāya - Brahmajālasutta

Fols. 4-5: Abhidhammamātika - Dhammasanganī

Fols. 5-6: Vibhanga

Fols. 6-7: Dhātukathā

Fols. 7-8: Puggalapannatti

Fols. 8-9: Kathāvatthu

Fols. 9-10: Yamaka

Fols. 10-11: Mahāpatthāna

Fols. 11-14: Sahassanaya

Fols. 14-53: Mahābuddhagunā

Illustrations: 14 illustrated pages with scenes from The Ten Birth Tales

Fol. 1: Temiya Jātaka

Fol. 3: Mahājanaka Jātaka

Fol. 4: Nimi Jātaka

Fol. 5: Suvaṇṇasāma Jātaka

Fol. 6: Mahosadha Jātaka

Fol. 7: Bhuridatta Jātaka

Fol. 8: Candakumāra Jātaka

Fol. 9: Nārada Jātaka

Fol. 10: Vidhura Panditta Jātaka

Fol. 13: Vessantara Jātaka

Fol. 34: Mythical lions, ducks and birds

Fol. 35: Mythical goats, deer, smalls mammals and birds

Fol. 52: Natural scenes with birds and small mammals

Fol. 53: The Buddha in the earth-touching pose (bhumisparsha mudra)

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Central Thai Manuscripts Digitization
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001608346

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-001608346

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

53 folios

Digitised Content:

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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: 600 mm x 95 mm

Script: Cambodian Mul script

Source of Acquisition:

Bought from R. Mellott, 1982.

Publications:

San San May and Jana Igunma: 'Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia' (London: British Library, 2018) pp. 54-5, 92, 106-7, 208.Igunma, Jana and San San May (eds.): 'Buddhism. Origins, traditions and contemporary life.' London: British Library, 2019, pp.56-7.

Exhibitions:

Animal tales, (online), 10 November 2015-
Buddhism, British Library, 25 Oct 2019 - 23 Feb 2020
Thai Manuscripts, British Library, London, January 1983 - November 1983
The Buddha, National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, 12 February 2016 - 14 August 2016

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)