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Or 14117
- Record Id:
- 032-001608349
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001608349
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x000151
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100189196320.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 14117
- 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 - Parivāra
Fols. 3-4: Suttantapitaka - Dīghanikāya - Brahmajālasutta
Fols. 4-6: Abhidhammamātikā - Dhammasanganī - Vibhanga - Dhātukathā -Puggalapannati - Kathāvatthu - Yamaka Mahāpatthāna
Fols. 7-95: Phra Mālai
Illustrations: Eight pages with illustrations in fine quality representing scenes from Phra Malai including celestial beings (devata), and the tortures of the damned in hell
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Central Thai Manuscripts Digitization
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001608349", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 14117: 'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย and other Buddhist texts" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001608349
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001608349
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 95 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100189196320.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Thai
- Scripts:
- Khmer
- Start Date:
- 1880
- End Date:
- 1920
- Date Range:
- 1880-1920
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Materials: Paper folding book (samut khoi)
Dimensions: 670 mm x 143 mm
Script: 5 lines per side, 62-65 cm long. Cambodian Mul script in black ink
Binding: Black lacquer covers
- Source of Acquisition:
- Sotheby's, 8 July 1982 (lot 102)
- Exhibitions:
- Thai Manuscripts, British Library, London, January 1983 - November 1983
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)